Street Racer
What is Street Racer?
Street Racer is a free casual video game distributed via the MyPlayCity installer (which will modify the user's browser homepage and default search provider to myplaycity.com within Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome). While the game itself is free to download, uninstalling it will not restore the changes made to the user's browser, although this can be done manually. The game also has some advertising popups when laoding as well as pops open a web page with ads after being played.
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 7 files.
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\4shared.com\Street Racer\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\4shared.com\Street Racer\unins000.exe"
Files installed by Street Racer
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Street Racer.exe
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DllForms.dll
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game.exe
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InnoCallback.dll (by Sherlock Software)
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Preloader.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Street Racer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D2332A1D-9E77-45C8-808D-803960BC6467}' (runs on registration).
- Preloader.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E2ACD1D2-4D02-4B2D-9F03-B9BF58C5FC6E}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Street Racer?
You can uninstall Street Racer 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 Street Racer, 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 Street Racer.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win XP 11%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
38.46%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
77.78% |
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| Windows XP |
22.22% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Professional |
37.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.50% |
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Geography
38.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.46% |
| Israel |
15.38% |
| India |
15.38% |
| Egypt |
7.69% |
| GE |
7.69% |
| Italy |
7.69% |
| Lebanon |
7.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Intel |
33.33% |
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| GIGABYTE |
22.22% |
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| Acer |
22.22% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
11.11% |
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| Alienware |
11.11% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com