Tricks and Treats
What is Tricks and Treats?
Tricks and Treats is a free casual game distributed via the MyPlayCity installer (the installer will modify the user's web browser home page and search provider to myplaycity.com for IE, FF 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.
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 26 files.
Program details
URL: www.MyPlayCity.com
Help link: www.MyPlayCity.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Tricks and Treats\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MyPlayCity.com\Tricks and Treats\unins000.exe"
Files installed by Tricks and Treats
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PreLoader.exe
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Tricks and Treats.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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backtrace.dll
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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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downloader.exe - Setup Downloader
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game.exe
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gnustep-base-1_24.dll
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libffi-5.dll
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libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
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libgcrypt-11.dll (by g10 Code GmbH) - libgcrypt (Libgcrypt - The GNU Crypto Library)
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libgnutls-26.dll
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libgpg-error-0.dll (by g10 Code GmbH) - libgpg-error (libgpg-error - Common error codes)
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libiconv-2.dll (by Free Software Foundation) - libiconv: character set conversion library (LGPLed libiconv for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista and Windows 95/98/ME)
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libicudata46.dll
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libicui18n46.dll
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libicuuc46.dll
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libintl-8.dll
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libstdc++-6.dll
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libxml2-2.dll
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libz-1.dll
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objc-4.dll
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pthreadGC2.dll (by Open Source Software community LGPL) - POSIX Threads for Windows LPGL (GNU C 32 bit)
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SDL.dll
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sqlite3.dll
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zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Tricks and Treats.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E2ACD1D2-4D02-4B2D-9F03-B9BF58C5FC6E}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Tricks and Treats?
You can uninstall Tricks and Treats 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 Tricks and Treats, 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 Tricks and Treats.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win 10 11%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
35.71%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows Vista |
22.22% |
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| Windows 10 |
11.11% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.44% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
22.22% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
22.22% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
11.11% |
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Geography
35.71% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
35.71% |
| Germany |
21.43% |
| Australia |
14.29% |
| Argentina |
7.14% |
| Austria |
7.14% |
| Belgium |
7.14% |
| Indonesia |
7.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
37.50% |
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| ASUS |
12.50% |
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| Toshiba |
12.50% |
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| Medion |
12.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.50% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.50% |
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Common models |
| Toshiba NB550D |
12.50% |
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| MEDION P6613 |
12.50% |
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| HP-Pavilion GU508AA-B14 m... |
12.50% |
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| Gigabyte X58A-UD3R |
12.50% |
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| ASUSTeK 1025C |
12.50% |
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| Acer Aspire X3812 |
12.50% |
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Publisher URL: www.myplaycity.com