Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Note! Your computer might be affected by Ace Stream Media and other threats.
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Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
This article aims to show you how to remove Ace Stream Media completely from your computer and protect it against future infections as well.
Ace Stream Media is a company that creates different software some of which is identified as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application) that is heavily ad-supported and takes over banner spaces in various web sites. What is more, this website is particularly associated with several different products that are mostly extensions that display online advertisements. Such advertisements may be primarily the takeover of ad spaces as well the displaying of pop-ups leading the user to third-party websites. Some suspicious third-party sites may either be scamming sites or websites that infect the user with malware.
Threat Summary
Name
Ace Stream Media
Type
Adware, PUP
Short Description
The program claims to let user listen to audio and watch video via torrent protocols directly online, however is reported to display heavy advertised content.
Symptoms
Take over of banner spaces on the usual websites visited by the user and display advertisements. Slow down PC.
Distribution Method
Bundling or direct download.
Detection Tool
See If Your System Has Been Affected by Ace Stream Media
A few months ago there have been several reports of numerous Ace Stream Media phishing sites that are malicious copies of the main home page. The criminals can use them in order to distribute dangerous virus infections.
Another tactic used by the hackers is the distribution of Android .APK files which are used to install software. We have detected such variants on Twitter. They are probably infected payload carriers for various malware that use the product’s name as bait.
Ace Stream Media — Update November 2017
Ace Stream media has continued to evolve in multiple apps that are similar to it, but have different names. The PUP has also been reported to have changed it’s website and to be spread via a browser extension, known as TS Magic Player.
Ace Stream Media – How Did I Install It
One way to install this software is by a directly downloading it from the web. The particular application may be downloaded directly from the company`s website and it includes a plug-in, ACE Player HD, the streaming extension by Ace, AS Magic Player, and a browser extension called TS Magic Player. Each and every one of those products may also be found separately in bundled installers of free programs, downloaded by the masses via third-party sites. Third-party sites may include them ‘as a free extra’ in the form of installation step or check boxes visible only in the ‘Advanced installation’ option.
Either way, users are highly advised to only download your favourite software from their official websites or at least reputable ones that do not bundle apps for profit.
Ace Stream Media – What Does It Do
Initially ace stream media’s sole focus are videos as well as other multimedia content. They have streaming extensions, Youtube browser extensions that claim to assist the user’s YouTube experience in a way and others. Their main focus is watching videos by downloading torrent data and swiftly playing it directly. For this to happen, their extensions are reported to use BitTorrent protocols.
However, the downside of the software is that it is in fact, ad-supported. It may be partially but even in their privacy policy, they mention that they may remove banners from site content and replace them with custom ones.
What is more, in the privacy policy the company admits to using cookies and collecting personally identifiable information as well as sharing it with several external parties to some extent.
Cookies may also be used to identify what the user’s interests are, more specifically which websites are visited, online searches, online clicks and others. What is more, the service itself advertises third-party websites, some of which may be directly dangerous and this is the main reason it is considered unsafe and should be removed.
Removing Ace Stream Media Completely
The removal of Ace Stream Media may be tricky because it has been reported to run several processes that restart the browser extensions and make it run on start up. This is why, before proceeding to the removal of the application, you should follow this tutorial on how to stop the processes associated with Ace Stream Media:
After stopping the processes, you may now proceed with following the above mentioned instructions to get rid of the application permanently. For best results it is highly advisable to use a particular anti-malware program that will automatically get rid of all files, associated with this application from your computer.
Note! Your computer system may be affected by Ace Stream Media or other threats. Scan Your PC with SpyHunter SpyHunter is a powerful malware removal tool designed to help users with in-depth system security analysis, detection and removal of threats such as Ace Stream Media. Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.
To remove Ace Stream Media follow these steps:
1. Uninstall malicious programs from Windows
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Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!
We Recommend To Scan Your PC with SpyHunter
Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria
How to Uninstall malicious programs from Windows:
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs.No matter if you are using Windows 10, 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 are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors 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 most programs.
2. Clean your Browser and Registry from Ace Stream Media
Remove Ace Stream Media by cleaning your Browser and Registry.
Remove an extension from Mozilla FirefoxRemove an extension from Google Chrome Remove an extension from Internet Explorer Remove an extension from Microsoft Edge Fix registry entries created by Ace Stream Media on your PC.
Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu.
Select the unwanted extension and click “Remove“
After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” button at 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 the unwanted extension and click on its “Remove” button.
After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” button at the top right corner and start it again.
Start Internet Explorer:
Click on the gear icon labeled ‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’
In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window.
Select the extension you want to remove and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.
After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ button located at the top right corner and start it again.
Start Edge
Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
From the drop menu select “Extensions”.
Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
Some malicious scripts may modify the registry entries on your computer to change different settings. This is why cleaning your Windows Registry Database is recommended. Since the tutorial on how to do this is a bit long and tampering with registries could damage your computer if not done properly you should refer and follow our instructive article about fixing registry entries, especially if you are unexperienced in that area.
IMPORTANT! Before starting the Automatic Removal below, please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode. This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
Use SpyHunter to scan for malware and unwanted programs
3. Scan for malware and unwanted programs with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool
Scan your PC and Remove Ace Stream Media with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool and back up your data
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for Ace Stream Media and remove them.2. Scan with SpyHunter, Detect and Remove Ace Stream Media. Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
Step 1: Click on the “Download” button to proceed to SpyHunter’s download page.
It is recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.
Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.
Step 1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Malware/PC Scan’ tab. A new window will appear. Click on ‘Start Scan’.
Step 2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the ‘Next’ button.
Step 3: If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.
Back up your data to secure it against attacks in the future
IMPORTANT! Before reading the Windows backup instructions, we highly recommend to back up your data with a cloud backup solution and insure your files against any type of loss, even from the most severe threats. We recommend you to read more about it and to download SOS Online Backup.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
This article aims to show you how to remove Ace Stream Media completely from your computer and protect it against future infections as well.
Remove an extension from Mozilla Firefox
Remove an extension from Google Chrome
Remove an extension from Internet Explorer
Remove an extension from Microsoft Edge
Fix registry entries created by Ace Stream Media on your PC.
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for Ace Stream Media and remove them.
Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
