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The gamesFinder Search Extension promises a lot. Yet, what it delivers is something much different. This utility is designed to display advertisements. Unfortunately, it is not safe. Security experts have categorized this parasite as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). Don’t be misled by the name of the category. You don’t want this extension! Following a successful installation, the PUP takes full control of your web browser. It replaces your preferable homepage and default search engine. And then, it executes an intensive ad-bombardment on you. You must have noticed that the websites that used to be ad-free are now heavy on advertisements. That is right, these ads are injected by the PUP. The parasite has a vast arsenal of various adverts. Eventually, you will see all of them. You will hate the experience. The gamesFinder PUP injects dozens and dozens of in-texts, banners, hyperlinks and sliding panels. These adverts, however, are not to be trusted. The PUP has no security mechanism. As long as it’s paid, anyone can use it to promote. All sorts of crooks do. They use the utility to reach potential victims. Numerous scam websites are promoted through this app. Bear this in mind the next time you see an irresistible offer. With the gamesFinder extension on board, it is more likely to be deceiving than legitimate. The crooks are targeting your wallet. They know how to grab your attention. They also know how to lure you into online schemes. The nasty PUP is helping them. It is turning you into an easy target. You don’t need this parasite on board. Remove it! The sooner it’s gone, the better!
How did I get infected with gamesFinder?
The gamesFinder PUP has an official download in the Chrome Web Store. Yet, you may not remember installing this utility. We are not surprised. To reach more victims, the PUP uses stealth and trickery. It uses software bundles, torrents, fake updates and spam messages to lure you into installing it unintentionally. It is not the distribution techniques that makes this parasite that widely spread. It is the users’ carelessness that achieved it. Unfortunately, it is true. Were you a bit more cautious, you wouldn’t have to deal with this infection. Let’s take the software bundles as an example. When you are installing such a bundle, you would be asked to choose between two installation options: Standard/Fast and Advanced/Custom. If you prefer the Standard, change your habits. This process is completely automatic. The setup wizard installs all extra apps that have been attached to the payload file. Your explicit approval is not needed, so, you are not notified about the extras. Under the Advanced installation, you will be presented with a list of all additional programs. You can deselect them and still install the program you originally planned to set up. Make sure you install trustworthy programs only. Read the Term and Conditions/End User License Agreement (EULA). If you spot breaches, abort the installation immediately!
Why is gamesFinder dangerous?
The gamesFinder PUP is extremely intrusive. This parasite interferes with every aspect of your web browsing. Every time you as much as touch your browser, numerous adverts cover your screen. You cannot finish watching a single online video without being interrupted by commercials. On top of that, your browser gets constantly redirected to questionable websites. If you don’t take action against the PUP, your conditions will worsen rapidly. The gamesFinder extension gets more and more aggressive with each passing day. It will drown you in a sea of advertisements. A sea of potentially dangerous advertisements. The PUP has no verifying mechanism. All sorts of crooks use it to spread misleading and false adverts. They use it to lure victims into online scams. They also redirect traffic to sponsored web platforms. One click is all it takes for malware to be downloaded. With the PUP on board, you are far more likely to be redirected to bogus websites that to legitimate ones. Don’t put yourself at risk. Remove the gamesFinder utility as soon as possible.
How Can I Remove gamesFinder?
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the gamesFinder infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.
- Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
- Locate the process of gamesFinder.exe and kill it
- Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box
Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
and delete the display Name: gamesFinder
Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command
Type “Appwiz.cpl”
Locate the gamesFinder program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. Review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.
Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete gamesFinder folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!