Remove AS Magic Player Completely from Your PC

A Google Chrome and Firefox extension, called AS Magic Player has become a reason for security concerns, virus researchers report. The extension claims to provide online playback of both video and audio content via a BitTorrent protocol using well known websites and torrent trackers. However, it is not as useful as it pretends to be. The unwanted application collects and changes data on the websites visited by users as well as communicates with native applications and this is all done with the purpose of displaying annoying advertisements on user PCs where usually there are no ads. The consequences from such ads may vary but they are mostly negative for the end user and this is why its removal is highly recommended.

AS Magic Player – How Did I Get It

One way to let this potentially harmful program (PUP) to slip into your system is to install another free program downloaded from a central software-providing website that is most likely a third-party one and not the official site of the software you want to get (torrent engine, media player, file converter, etc.). Such websites usually bundle other applications, like AS Magic Player into the installers of their software in order to advertise it as a part of an affiliate scheme for profit.

This is why it is highly advisable to watch out where you download freeware from and to monitor carefully the installation process.

AS Magic Player – What Does It Do

Once installed on your browser, the ‘Magic Player’ may begin showing interruptive ads in different forms, main of which are banners on the websites visited by the user, as well as pop-ups. Note that those websites are reported to have no advertisements without having the AS Magic Player extension working, which means it takes over banner space.

A good way to test AS Magic Player is to go to Chrome or Firefox’s add-ons or extensions menu and try to disable AS Magic Player and visit a website, after which you can visit the same site with the extension enabled. In case you are successful, these advertisements come from this browser extension. In case you see advertisements even though it is disabled, you may have more than one adware application on your computer.

What is more, this particular application features some shady privacy policies:

→“As a part of «AS (TS) Magic Player», User activates a special advertising module that places advertisements on websites visited by User in the Internet, using the following methods:
• Disabling advertisements on websites.
• Replacing the original advertisement on different websites with promotional materials of Rightsholder.
• Placing additional Rightsholder’s promotional materials on the websites visited by User.
• Mixed mode (simultaneous activation/usage of multiple methods of adding promotional materials).”

As visible above the software developers themselves do not conceal that it may take over ad spaces and display adverts, Lavasoft researchers report.

What is more, the application has been reported to be installed and enabled automatically which is very untypical for browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox. The app has even been reported to run after being disabled by the user. This is done by two processes, called ace_engine.exe and ace_update.exe that belong to Ace Player and AS Magic Player and restart the extension automatically after it has been closed by the user.

Removing AS Magic Player Completely from Your Computer

In order to remove this application manually, you should first stop it to automatically run as a service on system start-up and a process in Windows task manager, tutorial for which you can find by clicking on the link below:

https://sensorstechforum.com/forums/malware-removal-questions-and-guides/safe-way-to-scan-your-computer-and-detect-malware/

After stopping the processes all that it takes now is to remove the extension by using the tutorial in the accordion below and detect any other threats or leftover files after manual removal in the process.

Step 1: Remove/Uninstall AS Magic Player 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:

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall AS Magic Player.

Step 2: Remove AS Magic Player 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 AS Magic Player and click “Remove”

After AS Magic Player 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 AS Magic Player and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After AS Magic Player 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 AS Magic Player 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 AS Magic Player 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 AS Magic Player
Click ‘Uninstall’

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

Step 3: Remove AS Magic Player automatically by downloading an advanced anti-malware program.

1. Remove AS Magic Player with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Remove AS Magic Player with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Install SpyHunter to scan for and remove AS Magic Player.2. Scan with SpyHunter to Detect and Remove AS Magic Player.

Step 1: Click here to go to SpyHunter’s download instruction page.
Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to automatically update.

Step1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Scan Computer Now’ button.

Step2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any AS Magic Player files, click on the ‘Fix Threats’ button to remove them automatically and permanently.

Step3: Once the intrusions on your PC have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart it.

2. Remove AS Magic Player with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

2. Remove AS Magic Player with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

1. Install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to scan for and remove AS Magic Player. 2. Scan your PC with MalwareBytes to remove all AS Magic Player associated files automatically.

Step 1: Download Malwarebytes by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.


Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on ‘Next’ on the following 4 steps that will appear afterwards and after that click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button and check the ‘Launch MalwareBytes AntiMalware’ check box.

Step 1: Launch MalwareBytes if you havent launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to update and then click on the blue ‘Scan Now’ button. If it doesnt start updating automatically, click on the blue ‘Update Now’ highlighted text.

Step 3: At this point, after clicking the ‘Scan Now’ button, the system should start scanning your PC. It may take a while but be patient – it is worth it.

Step 4: After the scan has been complete and all of the threats have been identified, click on the ‘Remove Selected’ button to detelete them permanently.

Step 5: Once the scan has completed, MalwareBytes will prompt you to restart your computer. It is recommended to save all your data you are working on before restarting.

3. Remove AS Magic Player with STOPZilla AntiMalware

3. Remove AS Magic Player with STOPZilla AntiMalware

1. Install STOPZilla Anti Malware to scan for and remove AS Magic Player. 2. Scan your PC with STOPZilla Anti Malware to remove all AS Magic Player associated files completely.

Step 1: Download STOPZilla by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.

Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button.

Step 1: Launch STOPZilla if you havent launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to automatically scan and then click on the ‘Repair Now’ button. If it does not scan automatically, click on the ‘Scan Now’ button.

Step 3: After the removal of all threats and associated objects, you should Restart your PC.

Vencislav Krustev

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.

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