The genuine GamesAppIntegrationService.exe file is a software component of Update Installer for WildTangent Games by WildTangent. GamesAppIntegrationService.exe is the main executable for the Update Installer for WildTangent Games. This service has been labeled as spyware by numerous anti-spyware applications.
WildTangent is an online game publisher and distributor based in Redmond, Washington. WildTangent was founded in 1998 by Alex St. John, the creator of the original Microsoft DirectX technology. It offers game services, many of which come preinstalled on several branded personal computers, such as Toshiba laptops. WildTangent's catalog contains over 1,500 games from third-party developers.
GamesAppIntegrationService stands for WildTangent GamesAppIntegrationService
The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the GamesAppIntegrationService.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.
Description: GamesAppIntegrationService.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. The GamesAppIntegrationService.exe file is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)" (for example C:\Program Files (x86)\WildTangent Games\App\).
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 349,728 bytes (32% of all occurrences), 373,312 bytes and 10 more variants.
The process is a service (GamesAppIntegrationService) running invisible in the background: WT Games App Integration Services.
GamesAppIntegrationService.exe is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. The file is digitally signed. The software listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet.
Therefore the technical security rating is 46% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
There is a possibility to ask the developer, Wildgames, for assistance [1][2] or uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program ⇒ Update Installer for WildTangent Games or WildTangent Inc.
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as GamesAppIntegrationService.exe. Therefore, you should check the GamesAppIntegrationService.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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I was playing wildtangent free games but now i cannot get the GamesAppIntegrationService service to run anymore and cannot play any games jneel
I was looking to stop my fan from constantly running at high speed. When I removed GamesAppIntegrationService (WildTangent Games)my fan immediately stopped.
I noticed that a process called "TODO: file-description was using 30% of CPU while calling on this service. I uninstalled WildTangent from the control panel but the program files folder was still there and still contained lots of programs. I deleted the folder and haven't noticed any problems. FredK
The GamesAppIntegratonService.exe that was on my laptop was definitely spyware. I have been plagued by a hacker for 2 years. Even when I disconnect from the Internet the hacker was still able to torture me. Yesterday I changed some settings in Norton Internet Security, specifically I turned on handles. Today Norton alerted me that there was suspicious activity and that there were over 10,000 handles. Norton pointed to a file TODO with the name GamesAppIntegrationService.exe that was located in WildTangent folder in programs. I have been using MaCfee for internet security. It did no good. I do not recommened Mcafee. DQL
checked to see what was running, found this using 30% of cpu. removed. brad
Unless you have intentionally installed this application to access games hosted by it, and are sure you actually installed wild tangent games and not malicious software posing as it, you should probably delete it. There's no need to let it hog (In my case 33% of) your CPU and memory running updates to games you're not going to use. It is effectively bloat and wasted space. Bob
Saw it was using 60% of the cpu. After uninstall, PC went from (about) 100 degrees to 40-50.
Looked like a parasite to me, that's why I checked here. Probably surreptitiously installed when playing online flash games, it seems to take too much CPU and run when not needed, no proper ID nor description, highly suspect Maju
Did a Windows 8.1 OS "reset" to fix another problem. That will return the Toshiba Laptop to the factory-default condition. Wild Tangent was part of that factory-default state. Uninstalled fine. Used about 30% CPU. MinimalistOS
The only thing I know is that my Defender Pro sees it as an infected file but cannot delete it. The fact that I cannot delete it and the fact that it has hit my computer repeatedly for two days says to me I don't want it.
Summary: Average user rating of GamesAppIntegrationService.exe:
based on 9 votes with 10 user comments.
One user thinks it's probably harmless.
3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous.
3 users suspect danger.
2 users think GamesAppIntegrationService.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.
One user is not sure about it.
Best practices for resolving GamesAppIntegrationService issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with GamesAppIntegrationService. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the GamesAppIntegrationService.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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Summary: Average user rating of GamesAppIntegrationService.exe: based on 9 votes with 10 user comments. One user thinks it's probably harmless. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users suspect danger. 2 users think GamesAppIntegrationService.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. One user is not sure about it.