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This evening when I checked my Skype for missed messages and was presented with the request from GameXNGO.exe, which apparently wanted to use my Skype:
I chose to deny it access, since I don't need it and at no stage did I choose to install it. I'm sure there are plenty of Skype users who'd be more than happy to have random software forced on them like this, and who knows? It mightn't even be all that bad.
If you're one of the people who's happy to try it out - go ahead. If you're not, then you might be wondering what the hell it is, and what you can do to get it off your system.
First I searched my disks for the program, and found it here:
C:\ProgramData\GameXN\GameXNGO.exe (on Windows 7)
Then I searched for it on Google. Turns out it belongs to EasyBits Go, an affiliate partner of Skype, who provide their gaming platform, which I don't actually use. I'm sure it's great, but I don't really have the time for it, and I don't appreciate having any software forced on me - that's a crapware or even malware kind of behaviour.
Next, I checked in Control Panel > Programs and Features, and there it was:
Thankfully, this was easily removed.
If you're not sure what else you might have kicking about on your system, courtesy of Skype, you might want to go to Skype > Tools > Options > Advanced > Manage other programs' access to Skype, and look at what's listed there:
You'll notice that not only is GameXNGO there, but also EasyBitsGO - which belongs to the same company, and was offered about 6 months ago. That one required a special uninstaller to be downloaded from EasyBits, which was pretty sneaky. Apparently, although I somehow missed it at the time (must have been something to do with being in the middle of exams ;), this one caused a bit of a stir, and a lot of angry customers threatened to leave Skype over it.
Thankfully, in my case at least, it seems that this one isn't quite as much of a pain - I hope the same is true for the majority of people.
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7 comments:
Thanks for this, I was rather confused when I got the pop-up this morning but your post cleared things up really well, I've gone ahead and deleted everything unnecessary.
Thanks for the info! Was wondering what the heck that was.
Thanks! This was great. I was thinking of just getting rid of Skype over this - you saved me the trouble!
i did all that you said, and i have used their removal app. iam still using XP HOME. my problem is: when i cold boot, and gwet everything loades and running i open TASK MANAGER. In the PROCESSES......i still have a GAMEXNGO.EXE appearing all the time. i highlight it, END PROCESS. next total reboot its back. ive searched registry is not to be found, i also searched easybits, and it not in the registry either.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Can't believe Skype is doing this crap!
when you do all that and it still pops up on your screen or appears in the processes of your TASK MANAGER, there is a place you need to go to in explorer:
C:\windows\prefetch you will see it in there, delete it. if your computer saavy enough to enter your REGEDIT, go to find, and type in GAMEXNGO, and hit find, everything that shows up with the GAMEXNGO, delete. but again DONT DELET ANYTHING IN THERE YOU DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS!!!!! this is not for the NOVICE!!!
Thanks you old paint - this GAMEXNGO is a complete pain and your info was terrific. :-)
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