ArcadeCandy and Iplay – Should I Remove Them?

Numerous reports were received, regarding a website, called arcadecandy.com, claiming it to be malicious and unwanted. ArcadeCandy is an online flash-based gaming site that has several online games to play live. However, it has enormous amounts of suspicious adverts and also redirects to another suspicious website, called iplay www(dot)iplay(dot)com

ArcadeCandy – What Does It Do?

Officially ArcadeCandy provides online gaming service for different flash player based games. However, when our research team clicked on the ‘Download’ button, it immediately redirected us to a website, called www(dot)iplay(dot)com.

Not surprisingly, when we wanted to play a game, called Knight Solitaire, this website offered us the incredible 60-day free trial to install the game on our computer by downloading a .exe file. The provider domain for the executable file was dl.iwin.com (IWIN INC.). This is a domain that is connected to a legitimate online gaming website (www.iwin.com) and for some, it is even surprising that it has not been identified by security experts so far as malware.

The exe file was their gaming platform in the form of software that downloads directly from their domains. When installed, the .exe file and performed a scan with a standard widely used antivirus software, it appeared clean of malware. However, it prompted us with a pop-up to install the iplay browser extension that claims to assist in some way in access to games. This does not make much sense since the user already has the program to play games with, installed on his PC. Also to that what it prompted to do was change our browser`s search engine and also might modify other settings.

Most of the ads connected with iplay and arcade candy software might redirect to unsafe sites that may collect your PII (Personally Identifiable Information), etc. Other risks include the placement of tracking cookies and other tools for tracking purposes. This is usually done to display targeted ads (for example only action games placement if you play them a lot) or other purposes that may bring profits to their developer.

Delete ArcadeCandy and Iplay

Even though these websites are legitimate, they pose a risk to some extent for the end user, mainly connected with their advertisements and browser extensions and .exe files. In case you feel unsafe around such software, you should follow the step-by-step guide below to help you remove it. In case you feel unsafe around such software, be advised that you should follow the step-by-step guide below to help you remove it. Or if you lack the expertise, make sure you find the correct specialized software that will detect and eradicate any threats.

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1. Remove/Uninstall ArcadeCandy and Iplay

1. Remove/Uninstall ArcadeCandy and Iplay in Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program. No matter if you are using Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

Hold the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear (fig.1).

In the field type in “appwiz.cpl” and press ENTER (fig.2).

This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC.
Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall ArcadeCandy and Iplay.

2. Restore the settings in your browser

2. Remove ArcadeCandy and Iplay from your browser

Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove a toolbar from Google Chrome Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer Remove a toolbar from Safari

Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window

Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu

Select ArcadeCandy and Iplay and click “Remove”

After ArcadeCandy and Iplay is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu

Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“

From the opened “Extensions” menu locate ArcadeCandy and Iplay and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After ArcadeCandy and Iplay is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Internet Explorer:

Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’

In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’

Select ArcadeCandy and Iplay to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.

After ArcadeCandy and Iplay has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Safari

Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.

From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’
In the new window select ‘Extensions’
Click once on ArcadeCandy and Iplay
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall ArcadeCandy and Iplay. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the ArcadeCandy and Iplay will be removed.

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