Should I remove FreeRide Games?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
43% remove it57% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #3,183
United States Rank #2,466
Reach 0.1809%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.22 days
330.86 days >
Average installed length: 173.84 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 07.05.85.00 |
2.02% |
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| 07.05.84.00 |
0.31% |
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| 07.05.83.01 |
7.74% |
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| 07.05.83.00 |
0.45% |
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| 07.05.82.01 |
1.32% |
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| 07.05.81.03 |
0.11% |
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| 07.05.81.02 |
0.06% |
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| 07.05.81.01 |
0.17% |
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| 07.05.80.00 |
78.99% |
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| 07.05.79.00 |
7.35% |
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| 1.00.0003 |
1.49% |
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Typically installed together
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FreeRide Games
from Exent Technologies
What is FreeRide Games? (from Exent Technologies)
FreeRide Games offers unlimited access and play of the full-version of the most popular casual game titles such as Diner Dash, The Treasures of Montezuma, The Secret of Margrave Manor and Build-a-lot series, for FREE! The site offers a wide variety of game genres such as Hidden Object, Match Three, Time Management, Puz... Read more
Overview
FreeRide Games is a program developed by Exent Technologies. The most used version is 07.05.80.00, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 GPlayer.exe. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 783.75 MB (821,820,408 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 70% of users of FreeRide Games come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.exent.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\FreeRide Games
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\FreeRide Games\Uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 783.75 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by FreeRide Games
| Program executable: | GPlayer.exe |
| Name: | EXETender™ Client |
| EXETender Player |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\FreeRide Games\GPlayer.exe |
| MD5: | fb50cdfa32b9886801c0f5bb7c599c64 |
Additional files:
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X5Ex_Pr148.sys - Exent EXETender® for Vista 64-bit (X5Ex Kernel Mode Driver)
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X5XSEx_Pr148.sys - Exent EXETender® for Vista 64 bit (X5XSEx Kernel Mode Driver)
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AppLoader2KEx.dll - Exent® Applications On Demand (Application on Demand Loader for Win2K)
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wh_Pr148.dll
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npExentControl.dll - Exent® AOD Gecko Plugin
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cmhelper.exe - Exent® Infrastructure
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exs.dll
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GameInst.dll
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GameLauncher.exe - EXETender Player
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GPlayer.exe
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GPlrLanc.exe
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Report.exe - System check utility
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AX32.dll - Exent®
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npGameTreatWidget.dll - Exent's browser plugin
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glutil.dll - exent LocalCD (LocalCD)
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DoDlg.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- npExentControl.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npExentControl.dll'.
2 Mozilla Plugins
- npGameTreatWidget.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'www.exent.com/GameTreatWidget' with a plugin key of 'www.exent.com/GameTreatWidget'.
- npExentControl.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@exent.com/npExentControl,version=7.1.0.1' with a plugin key of '@exent.com/npExentControl,version=7.1.0.1' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
- GameLauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7B53F878-C175-48F8-A2DA-305B3F5C42CC}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- GPlayer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Exetender_148' and executes as "C:\Program Files\FreeRide Games\GPlayer.exe" /runonstartup.
How do I remove FreeRide Games?
You can uninstall FreeRide 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 FreeRide 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 FreeRide Games.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by FreeRide Games you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 96%
Win Vista 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 43%
Keep it 57%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
96.41% |
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| Windows 7 |
2.89% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.45% |
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| Windows XP |
0.25% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
44.65% |
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| Windows 8 |
30.09% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
11.49% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
4.27% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
3.01% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
2.14% |
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Geography
69.62% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
69.62% |
| United Kingdom |
10.44% |
| Germany |
3.57% |
| India |
2.38% |
| France |
1.52% |
| Canada |
1.47% |
| Italy |
1.47% |
| South Africa |
0.88% |
| Mexico |
0.69% |
| Ireland |
0.64% |
| Colombia |
0.55% |
| Philippines |
0.48% |
| Spain |
0.48% |
| Czech Republic |
0.43% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
98.29% |
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| ASUS |
1.28% |
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| Acer |
0.44% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO IdeaPad Z580 |
5.41% |
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| LENOVO 10110 |
5.13% |
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| LENOVO 20157 |
4.19% |
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| LENOVO 20217 |
4.16% |
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| LENOVO 10094 |
4.07% |
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| LENOVO 10104 |
3.97% |
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