WildTangent Games App Gateway Games
What is WildTangent Games App Gateway Games?
WildTangent powers game services for several PC manufacturers including Gateway branded as Gateway Games. WildTangent Games App is pre-installed on Gateway PCs 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
The most used version is 4.0.5.36, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 main program executable is GamesAppService.exe. The software installer includes 17 files and is usually about 7.09 MB (7,430,812 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.wildtangent.com/support?dp=gatewaydt
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WildTangent Games\App
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WildTangent Games\Touchpoints\gateway\Uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 7.09 MB
Files installed by WildTangent Games App Gateway 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: | 633.15 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002814427% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013066% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015078% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 10,854,016 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2 Bytes | |
| GameLauncher.exe |
| Memory: | 5.08 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0048224448% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00095173% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00387072% | |
| Switches/sec: | 39 | |
How do I remove WildTangent Games App Gateway Games?
You can uninstall WildTangent Games App Gateway 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 (Gateway 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 Gateway Games.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 73%
Win Vista (SP1) 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 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
75.59% |
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| Windows Vista |
20.66% |
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| Windows 10 |
3.76% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
71.70% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
18.87% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.36% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
2.36% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.89% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.94% |
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Geography
82.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
82.18% |
| Canada |
10.88% |
| Mexico |
4.23% |
| Argentina |
0.30% |
| BB |
0.30% |
| Brazil |
0.30% |
| United Kingdom |
0.30% |
| Indonesia |
0.30% |
| Venezuela |
0.30% |
| Australia |
0.30% |
| New Zealand |
0.30% |
| Taiwan |
0.30% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
82.58% |
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| Gateway |
16.29% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
1.12% |
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Common models |
| Gateway NV55C |
5.47% |
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| Gateway DX4300 |
4.98% |
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| Gateway NV53 |
4.48% |
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| Gateway DX4850 |
3.48% |
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| Gateway NV53A |
3.48% |
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| Gateway ZX4931 |
2.99% |
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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