How to Remove Gameorplay.info Adware

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The appearance of advertisements provided by Gameorplay.info means only one thing — your computer is no longer infection-free. You have the Gameorplay.info adware on board. This parasite is a nasty ad-generating program. It sneaks into your computer and takes over your favorite web browser. The adware is programmed to bombard its victims with advertisements. It injects various ads on every website you open. When you click on the ads, the owners of the furtive app will get paid. They get even more money for every sponsored website you get redirected to. Now you understand why your browsing experience is not what it used to be. Previously ad-free websites are now heavy on coupons and discounts. Yet, these “great” deals are not to be trusted. The Gameorplay.info adware has no security mechanism. Anyone willing to pay can use the app. All sorts of crooks do. They use the adware to lure potential victims into online scams. So, question everything you are offered. With this utility on board, you are far more likely to be redirected to scam websites than to legitimate ones. Spare yourself many future headaches. Remove this intruder before it is too late.

How did I get infected with?

The Gameorplay.info adware did not appear by magic. Neither did it hack your computer. The nasty parasite has tricked you into installing it. Yes, that is right. You installed this utility. Not intentionally, of course. The Gameorplay.info adware usually hitches a ride with other software. The so-called software bundles are very company used adware distribution method. Software developers often attach additional apps to the payload files of their programs. When you start the installation of such a bundle, opt for the Advanced option in the Setup Wizard. Under it, you will be given the opportunity to deselect all unwanted programs that are about to be installed. If you select the standard installation, however, all extras will be installed without your explicit approval. Other adware distribution methods you should keep an eye out for are the good old spam emails, malvertising, and fake updates. If you are vigilant, you can prevent these methods from succeeding. This time you were lucky, the Gameorplay.info adware is removable. Yet, if you are careless, there will be a next time. Bear in mind that other dangerous parasites use the same techniques to reach their victims. So, don’t be negligent. Always do your due diligence.

Why is this dangerous?

The Gameorplay.info adware is very annoying and irritating parasite. It injects dozens and dozens of advertisements on every website you open. It pauses your online videos and redirects your browser. Your discomfort, however, is not the biggest issue here. All adverts provided by the adware are potential threats. The nasty parasite doesn’t verify the ads nor the advertisers behind them. Hence, it is not a surprise that numerous crooks take advantage. They use the adware to spread misleading and deceptive content. They use psychological tricks to lure you into clicking. Don’t do anything on impulse. An unverified advert may arouse unwarranted expectations and waste your time. Yet, it may also redirect you to scam and infected websites. Think twice before you click on the next “great deal.” It might as well be phony. One more thing to mention here. The Gameorplay.info adware lacks parental control, too. Do not let your kids play with the infected device. The adware is very likely to display content that is unsuitable for kids’ eyes! There is no need to put up with this situation. The Gameorplay.info adware is removable. We have provided a manual removal guide below this article. If you prefer automated solutions, download a trustworthy anti-virus application.

How to Remove Gameorplay.info virus

The Gameorplay.info infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Gameorplay.info 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: Track down Gameorplay.info in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Gameorplay.info startup location

STEP 3: Delete Gameorplay.info traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Gameorplay.info in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate Gameorplay.info startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean Gameorplay.info virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[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: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean Gameorplay.info traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Gameorplay.info by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by Gameorplay.info

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for Gameorplay.info, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove Gameorplay.info argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove Gameorplay.info Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.