The Pirate Treasures
What is The Pirate Treasures?
The Pirate Treasures 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 8 files and is usually about 12 MB (12,583,618 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\The Pirate Treasures\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\The Pirate Treasures\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 12 MB
Files installed by The Pirate Treasures
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PreLoader.exe
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The Pirate Treasures.exe
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audiere.dll (by http://aegisknight.org/) - audiere
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engine.exe
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game.exe
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hge.dll
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MSVCP71.DLL (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- game.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EDD4F94E-6763-47F5-9822-C0C215B18740}' (runs on registration).
- The Pirate Treasures.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F6F6D4B1-68D3-43C1-854E-B61BF23A0E72}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove The Pirate Treasures?
You can uninstall The Pirate Treasures 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 Pirate Treasures, 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 Pirate Treasures.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 10 13%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
53.85%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.00% |
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| Windows Vista |
25.00% |
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| Windows XP |
12.50% |
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| Windows 10 |
12.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
12.50% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
12.50% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
12.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
12.50% |
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Geography
53.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
53.85% |
| Belgium |
7.69% |
| BN |
7.69% |
| Canada |
7.69% |
| Germany |
7.69% |
| India |
7.69% |
| Poland |
7.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
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| Toshiba |
12.50% |
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| NEC |
12.50% |
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| Lenovo |
12.50% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.50% |
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| Acer |
12.50% |
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| American Megatrends |
12.50% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite C660 |
14.29% |
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| LENOVO 8927A59 |
14.29% |
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| HP-Pavilion GU508AA-B14 m... |
14.29% |
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| HP Mini 210-1000 |
14.29% |
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| Gigabyte G41M-Combo |
14.29% |
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| eMachines ET1862 |
14.29% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com