The Microbie Story
What is The Microbie Story?
The Microbie Story 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 6 files and is usually about 32.22 MB (33,786,022 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\The Microbie Story\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\The Microbie Story\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 32.22 MB
Files installed by The Microbie Story
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The Microbie Story.exe
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audiere.dll (by http://aegisknight.org/) - audiere
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game.exe
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PreLoader.exe
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ToolbarSetup.exe (by Ask) - Ask Toolbar (Wrapper Application)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- The Microbie Story.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A6A6551A-F8FE-4ECF-AF7B-4F85E6D48797}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove The Microbie Story?
You can uninstall The Microbie Story 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 Microbie Story, 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 Microbie Story.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 25%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
55.56%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.00% |
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| Windows XP |
50.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
50.00% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
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Geography
55.56% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
55.56% |
| Austria |
11.11% |
| BN |
11.11% |
| India |
11.11% |
| Vietnam |
11.11% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Sahara |
50.00% |
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| NEC |
25.00% |
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| ASUS |
25.00% |
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Common models |
| IBM 8172D3M |
25.00% |
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| eMachines ET1862 |
25.00% |
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| ASUSTeK X55A |
25.00% |
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| Acer Aspire 4733Z |
25.00% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com