The Joy of Farming
What is The Joy of Farming?
The Joy of Farming 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 4 files and is usually about 8.43 MB (8,837,863 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\The Joy of Farming\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\The Joy of Farming\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 8.43 MB
Files installed by The Joy of Farming
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PreLoader.exe
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The Joy of Farming.exe
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game.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- The Joy of Farming.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7BDA3415-9784-4D4C-A37E-3AD861CCCFB0}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove The Joy of Farming?
You can uninstall The Joy of Farming 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 The Joy of Farming, 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 The Joy of Farming.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win Vista (SP2) 4%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
12.90%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
82.14% |
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| Windows XP |
14.29% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.57% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
46.43% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.29% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.14% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
3.57% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.57% |
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Geography
16.13% of installs come from Indonesia
Which countries install it?
| Indonesia |
16.13% |
| United States |
12.90% |
| Italy |
9.68% |
| France |
6.45% |
| Iran |
6.45% |
| Portugal |
6.45% |
| Belgium |
3.23% |
| BG |
3.23% |
| Brazil |
3.23% |
| Egypt |
3.23% |
| India |
3.23% |
| IQ |
3.23% |
| Kuwait |
3.23% |
| Sri Lanka |
3.23% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
50.00% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.33% |
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| Toshiba |
8.33% |
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| Lenovo |
8.33% |
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| Acer |
8.33% |
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| ASUS |
8.33% |
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| Sony |
4.17% |
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| Samsung |
4.17% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite C660 |
8.33% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A300 |
4.17% |
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| Sony VPCW11S1E |
4.17% |
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| Samsung R428/R439 |
4.17% |
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| O.E.M O.E.M |
4.17% |
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| LENOVO IdeaPad Z580 |
4.17% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com