MyPlayCity Toolbar
What is MyPlayCity Toolbar?
MyPlayCity Toolbar is a generic web browser toolbar that installs a search feature and various buttons for social integration and links to web
sites such as MyPlayCity.com and various search providers. MyPlayCity Toolbar will also attempt to change the browser's home page and search
provider.
About (from MyPlayCity)
The MyPlayCity toolbar allows you to search for games directly from your Internet browser with a search engine that is optimized for gaming search results.
Overview
The most used version is 1.0.29, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is toolbar.dll. The software installer includes 22 files and is usually about 4.23 MB (4,436,598 bytes). update.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
- Loads into the web browser
- May modify the web browser's home page
Program details
URL: www.myplaycity.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\myplaycity toolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity Toolbar\uninstaller.exe
Estimated size: 4.23 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by MyPlayCity Toolbar
Program module: | toolbar.dll |
Path: | C:\Program Files\myplaycity toolbar\toolbar.dll |
MD5: | 9a7219d1f0c44ef7de24f96f8975c93b |
Additional files:
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tbhelper2.exe - Toolbar Helper (Toolbar Helper Module)
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tbcommonutils.dll - IE Toolbar (IE Toolbar Common Utils)
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tbcore3.dll - IE Toolbar Engine
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uninstall.exe - IE Toolbar Uninstall
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update.exe - IE Toolbar Updater
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- tbcore3.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'TBSB07116 Class' with the class of {FCBCCB87-9224-4B8D-B117-F56D924BEB18} (TBSB07116).
Internet Explorer Extension
- tbcore3.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as 'MyPlayCity Toolbar' with a class of {5FC86FB3-A8B1-400B-8BE7-0EAF0D857F5D}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
- tbcore3.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'MyPlayCity Toolbar' with the class of {5FC86FB3-A8B1-400B-8BE7-0EAF0D857F5D}.
- toolbar.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'MyPlayCity Toolbar' with the class of {648ADDE1-369B-4868-A419-0B67EBFD8F73}.
2 Internet Explorer Web Browsers
- toolbar.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'MyPlayCity Toolbar' with a class of {648ADDE1-369B-4868-A419-0B67EBFD8F73}.
- tbcore3.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'MyPlayCity Toolbar' with a class of {5FC86FB3-A8B1-400B-8BE7-0EAF0D857F5D}.
How do I remove MyPlayCity Toolbar?
You can uninstall MyPlayCity Toolbar 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 MyPlayCity Toolbar, 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 MyPlayCity Toolbar.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by MyPlayCity Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win XP 2%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 55%
Keep it 45%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
67.80% |
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Windows Vista |
15.25% |
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Windows XP |
10.17% |
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Windows 10 |
6.78% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
27.12% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.12% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.17% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
10.17% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
10.17% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
3.39% |
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Geography
19.40% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
19.40% |
Italy |
10.45% |
India |
5.97% |
Germany |
5.97% |
Czech Republic |
5.97% |
Austria |
4.48% |
Indonesia |
4.48% |
MA |
2.99% |
South Africa |
2.99% |
France |
2.99% |
Iran |
2.99% |
Egypt |
2.99% |
United Kingdom |
2.99% |
Singapore |
1.49% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
36.96% |
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Acer |
34.78% |
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GIGABYTE |
6.52% |
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Lenovo |
6.52% |
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ASUS |
4.35% |
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Dell |
4.35% |
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Sahara |
4.35% |
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Compaq |
2.17% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook ... |
3.64% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite Pro L50... |
1.82% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite L300 |
1.82% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite A135 |
1.82% |
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Samsung R439 |
1.82% |
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Samsung 305E4A/305E5A/305... |
1.82% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com