Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Note! Your computer might be affected by Desktop-play and other threats.
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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Desktop-play is a rogue browser plug-in that is supposed to help the user find and download different games from his desktop. This may seem like a useful functionality; however experts classify Desktop-play as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and recommend its removal. Desktop-play enters the user’s PC bundled with other free software and injects numerous advertisements in the web pages the user views. The plug-in is known to collect information about the user’s online routine. Security experts recommend removing Desktop-play with a legitimate anti-spyware tool.
Desktop-play is most likely to end up on your PC unnoticed, bundled with other free of charge programs like PDF creators or media players. The additional installations are not adequately disclosed in the “normal” installation options and users often mistake PUPs for viruses. Please note, that the Advanced options let you have a full transparency of the process, so you can decide which programs you want to keep on your computer and which ones you choose to de-select.
How Does Desktop-play Operate?
The rogue plug-in is known to display a variety of unwanted advertising materials in the web pages the user views. These can not only be irritating, but they can also link you to unsafe web locations and pose security risks to the system.
Adware programs often cause unpermitted redirects to questionable web pages with suspicious content.
Desktop-play may track certain information on your computer. Such can be:
IP address
Browsing history
Search entries
The collected data may end up in the hand of third-party advertisers and be used for marketing purposes.
How to Remove Desktop-play from Your Computer?
Adware, although not malicious in its nature, may indirectly pose risks to your machine. Experts recommend avoiding programs like Desktop-play for security reasons. Desktop-play can be deleted manually or with a trusted AV tool. The manual below will help you remove Desktop-play from your PC permanently.
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:
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 Desktop-play.
2. Restore the settings in your browser
2. Remove Desktop-play 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 Desktop-play and click “Remove”
After Desktop-play 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 Desktop-play and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.
After Desktop-play 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 Desktop-play 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 Desktop-play 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 Desktop-play Click ‘Uninstall’
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall Desktop-play. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the Desktop-play will be removed.
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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox
Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome
Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer
Remove a toolbar from Safari
