Greedy Spooks
What is Greedy Spooks?
Greedy Spooks is a casual PC game distributed through the MyPlayCity custom installer. The installer will modify the user's web browser home page and search provider to myplaycity.com for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. While the game itself is not modified, uninstalling it will not restore the changes to the user's browser.
Overview
A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named game.exe. The setup package generally installs about 9 files and is usually about 40.89 MB (42,871,347 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Greedy Spooks\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Greedy Spooks\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 40.89 MB
Files installed by Greedy Spooks
| Program executable: | game.exe |
| Name: | Greedy Spooks |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\myplaycity.com\greedy spooks\game.exe |
| MD5: | a7f39f99f8d2700607bdfd1725bc670e |
Additional files:
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ToolbarSetup.exe (by Ask) - Ask Toolbar (Wrapper Application)
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Greedy Spooks.exe
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fmod.dll (by Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd) - FMOD
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PreLoader.exe
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sqlite3.dll
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Squall.dll
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toolbar.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Greedy Spooks.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FB97809E-91DD-4EF5-91CA-F62700D1A970}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Greedy Spooks?
You can uninstall Greedy Spooks from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Greedy Spooks, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Greedy Spooks.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 10 10%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
46.67%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
70.00% |
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| Windows Vista |
20.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
10.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
10.00% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
10.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
10.00% |
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Geography
46.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
46.67% |
| Germany |
20.00% |
| Brazil |
6.67% |
| France |
6.67% |
| Australia |
6.67% |
| India |
6.67% |
| Turkey |
6.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Toshiba |
25.00% |
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| Acer |
25.00% |
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| Sahara |
12.50% |
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| Medion |
12.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.50% |
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| Dell |
12.50% |
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Common models |
| Toshiba NB550D |
11.11% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A500 |
11.11% |
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| Positivo SW6H |
11.11% |
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| MEDION P6613 |
11.11% |
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| FUJITSU SIEMENS ESPRIMO E... |
11.11% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5030 |
11.11% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com