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Should I remove MyPlayCity Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
55% remove it45% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
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How common is it?
Global Rank #37,057
Reach 0.0030%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.77 days
642.12 days >
Average installed length: 337.39 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.29 94.92%
1.0.18 5.08%

Other programs by MyPlayCity

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 detailsProgram 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)

Program filesFiles installed by MyPlayCity Toolbar

Program module:toolbar.dll
Path:C:\Program Files\myplaycity toolbar\toolbar.dll
MD5:9a7219d1f0c44ef7de24f96f8975c93b
Additional files:
  • tbhelper2.exe - Toolbar Helper (Toolbar Helper Module)
  • tbcommonutils.dll - IE Toolbar (IE Toolbar Common Utils)
  • tbcore3.dll - IE Toolbar Engine
  • uninstall.exe - IE Toolbar Uninstall
  • update.exe - IE Toolbar Updater

Program behaviorsBehaviors 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.
  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove MyPlayCity Toolbar.
  4. 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
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win XP 2%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 55%
Keep it 45%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.80%
Windows Vista 15.25%
Windows XP 10.17%
Windows 10 6.78%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 27.12%
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.12%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.17%
Windows 7 Professional 10.17%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.17%
Windows 7 Starter 3.39%

Distribution by countryGeography

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%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 36.96%
Acer 34.78%
GIGABYTE 6.52%
Lenovo 6.52%
ASUS 4.35%
Dell 4.35%
Sahara 4.35%
Compaq 2.17%
Common models
HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook ... 3.64%
TOSHIBA Satellite Pro L50... 1.82%
TOSHIBA Satellite L300 1.82%
TOSHIBA Satellite A135 1.82%
Samsung R439 1.82%
Samsung 305E4A/305E5A/305... 1.82%

Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com

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