Remove Fast Player Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Fast Player is an adware application. It tries to market itself as a useful and trustworthy tool, but it’s nothing more than a PUP. A potentially unwanted program you should remove from your computer the very first chance you get. Be advised that the more you postpone the adware’s deletion, the worse the situation’s going to get. First, you’ll be subjected to enduring a never-ending hoard of pop-up advertisements. The tool will plague your online experience by throwing a pop-up your way each and every single time you try to use your browser. Just imagine how quickly that unrequested, unwanted disturbance will go from annoying to utterly infuriating. But your vexation will be far from over. In fact, it’s just starting as the ads mark the beginning of your grievances. They’re just the tip of the iceberg, so brace yourself. More unpleasantries are to come. The ever-present ads quickly result in more troubles. They start causing your system to crash frequently and also slow down your computer’s performance to a crawl. However, as obnoxious ads these problems are, they’ll still seem like non-issues compared to some of the other, more severe, troubles Fast Player will force upon you. For one, you’ll be exposed to both security and malware threats. Do you think such a useless tool is worth such a colossal risk? Hardly. Protect yourself and your PC, and delete Fast Player at once. It’s for the best.

 

Remove Fast Player

How did I get infected with?

How did Fast Player found its way into your computer? Well, that’s the million-dollar question, isn’t it? Adware applications have to be invited in, so to speak. Otherwise, they cannot enter your system. That means that, at some point, you gave the tool the green light of approval. It’s as simple as that. Now, how and when are a different story. Naturally, the program doesn’t just come out and openly ask for your permission. That way, there’s a chance you might turn it down and say ‘No.’ And, Fast Player leaves nothing to chance! It approaches the situation more covertly, sneakier. It usually slithers its way in with the help of deception and finesse. Its preferred means of infiltration requires the use of freeware, corrupted sites or links, or spam email attachments as a shield the tool hides behind. Also, the PUP often pretends to be a bogus update, like Java or Adobe Flash Player. Did you notice the general theme all of the methods of invasion share? Each and every one of them relies on your carelessness and haste. So, don’t provide them. Keep adware away from your PC by being extra attentive and cautious.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Fast Player is a hazardous and harmful PUP. The tool is immensely intrusive as it meddles with your browsing experience, reshuffles settings, and faces you with an abundance of unpleasantries. Don’t allow it to wreak havoc on your system! Delete it as soon as you become aware that the infection has settled on your PC. That moment of realization usually hits you shortly after infiltration. That’s when the application commences the bombardment of pop-up advertisements, thus revealing itself to you. But apart from being incredibly infuriating, the ads are also quite threatening. That’s because, they’re immensely unreliable. The program’s pop-ups are bundled with all kinds of malevolent tools, which are just waiting to pounce on your system and make a mess. Each time you press a pop-up, you unknowingly agree to release the malware it’s hiding. Does that sound like a pleasant experience? Do you think it will end well? You can b sure that it will NOT end well. At least not for you but rather for the people supporting Fast Player. Why don’t you save yourself all of the troubles and headaches this malicious adware ends up forcing upon you? Do yourself a favor, and remove it as soon as the opportunity presents itself. You won’t regret it.

How Can I Remove Fast Player Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Fast Player 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.

STEP 1: Uninstall Fast Player from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Fast Player from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Fast Player from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Fast Player from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl

Locate the Fast Player 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.

STEP 2 : Remove Fast Player from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

  • In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
  • Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
  • If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
  • Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

  • If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
  • go to settings – Add person

  • choose a preferred name.

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  • then go back and remove person 1
  • Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

  • Open Firefox
  • Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
  • Disable and remove any unknown add on
  • Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

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  • Then Troubleshoot information
  • Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

  • Open IE
  • On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
  • Go to Toolbars and Extensions
  • Disable any suspicious extension.
  • If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
  • On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
  • Click on Internet options

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  • Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

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  • Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

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  • Close IE

Permanently Remove Fast Player Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.

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