WildTangent Games App Acer Games
What is WildTangent Games App Acer Games?
WildTangent powers game services for several PC manufacturers including Acer branded as Acer Games. WildTangent Games App (Acer Games) is pre-installed on Acer PC and provides access to a variety of Wild Tangent video games.
About (from WildTangent)
Download the WildTangent Games App on your PC or Android mobile device to enjoy thousands of the newest and most popular games. Play full version games for free. Use WildCoins to rent or buy games and in-game items.
Overview
It is typically pre-installed with most new Acer computers. The most common release is 4.0.5.14, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 primary executable is named GamesAppService.exe. The setup package generally installs about 19 files and is usually about 7.57 MB (7,934,362 bytes).
This program is pre-installed on the PC
Pre-installed software such as this is usually included by default on the manufacturer's PC. Many OEM (original equipment manufacture) software that is included with a new PC is useful and in many cases required for the PC to function properly as in the case of various software drivers. However, some pre-installed software is optional and can be safely removed.
Program details
URL: www.wildtangent.com/support?dp=acerdt
Help link: www.wildtangent.com/support?dp=acerlt
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WildTangent Games\App
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WildTangent Games\Touchpoints\acer\Uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 7.57 MB
Files installed by WildTangent Games App Acer Games
| Program executable: | GamesAppService.exe |
| Name: | WildTangent Games App |
| GamesAppService |
| Signed by: | WildTangent Inc |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\WildTangent Games\App\GamesAppService.exe |
| MD5: | c403c5db49a0f9aaf4f2128edc0106d8 |
| (From the publisher) “The WildTangent Games App is pre-installed on most major PCs shipped worldwide including HP, Dell, Acer. Mobile carriers including Sprint, T-Mobile and others as well as device manufacturers such as Sony and Huawei are...” |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe - Update Installer for WildTangent Games App
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GameConsole-wt.exe - WildTangent Games App
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GamesAppIntegrationService.exe - WildTangent Games App Integration Service
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GamesAppService.exe - GamesAppService
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COMScore.exe - GameLauncher
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GameLauncher.exe
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GameLauncherDll.dll - Wild Games
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GameConsole.exe - Updater
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ProtectorProxy.exe - ProtectorProxy
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WTDownloader.exe - WTDownloader
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- GameConsole-wt.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8BD428C3-FAF6-47C3-9469-A0F426F57BD2}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
- GamesAppService.exe runs as a service named 'GamesAppService' (GamesAppService) "WT Games App Services".
- GamesAppIntegrationService.exe runs as a service named 'GamesAppIntegrationService' (GamesAppIntegrationService) "WT Games App Services".
Network connections
- GameConsole-wt.exe connects to www.wildtangent.com (209.67.99.89 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| GameConsole-wt.exe |
| Memory: | 286.8 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0056797225% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00203253% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00364720% | |
| Switches/sec: | 843 | |
| GamesAppIntegrationService.exe |
| Memory: | 66.45 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0019517218% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00171854% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00023318% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 13,277,703 | |
| Switches/sec: | 2 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 26 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
| GamesAppService.exe |
| Memory: | 3.15 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004219106% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00016449% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00025742% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 3,763 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 549 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove WildTangent Games App Acer Games?
You can uninstall WildTangent Games App Acer Games 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 WildTangent Games App (Acer Games), 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 WildTangent Games App Acer Games.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 83%
Win XP 1%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
92.06% |
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| Windows 10 |
7.41% |
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| Windows XP |
0.53% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
83.87% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
6.72% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
5.91% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
1.08% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media ... |
0.54% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
0.54% |
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Geography
80.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
80.17% |
| Canada |
16.00% |
| Argentina |
0.70% |
| Mexico |
0.52% |
| PR |
0.35% |
| Thailand |
0.35% |
| Honduras |
0.17% |
| Sri Lanka |
0.17% |
| LY |
0.17% |
| Netherlands |
0.17% |
| TT |
0.17% |
| Spain |
0.17% |
| Malaysia |
0.17% |
| New Zealand |
0.17% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
99.18% |
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| Dell |
0.82% |
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Common models |
| Acer Aspire 7741 |
8.47% |
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| Acer Aspire 5253 |
7.92% |
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| Acer Aspire 5742 |
6.56% |
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| Acer Aspire 5742Z |
5.19% |
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| Acer Aspire 7551 |
4.37% |
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| Acer Aspire 5532 |
3.83% |
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About WildTangent
WildTangent provides branded game services for several PC manufacturers including Toshiba, Gateway, Samsung, HP, Dell,, Acer and Sony VAIO.
Publisher URL: www.wildtangent.com