Mars Rescue
What is Mars Rescue?
Mars Rescue 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 setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 10.1 MB (10,595,159 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Mars Rescue\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Mars Rescue\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 10.1 MB
Files installed by Mars Rescue
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Mars Rescue.exe
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game.exe
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MiniFMOD.dll
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ToolbarSetup.exe (by Ask) - Ask Toolbar (Wrapper Application)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Mars Rescue.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Cradle'.
How do I remove Mars Rescue?
You can uninstall Mars Rescue 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 Mars Rescue, 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 Mars Rescue.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win 10 33%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
66.67%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows 10 |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
66.67% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
33.33% |
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Geography
66.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
66.67% |
| Germany |
16.67% |
| Spain |
16.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Toshiba |
33.33% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
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| American Megatrends |
33.33% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA PORTEGE R835 |
33.33% |
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| HP Compaq dc5800 Small Fo... |
33.33% |
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| A32G A32GV11C |
33.33% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com