Remove PressGamer Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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PressGamer is an adware tool. It’s a potentially unwanted program with serious capabilities of causing harm to both you and your system. That’s right. The PUP doesn’t just wreak havoc on your PC. It also jeopardizes your private life. That’s because the application is designed to spy on you. And, not just spy. It doesn’t stop there. From the first moment, the tool spends on your computer, it’s programmed to gather data from you. It keeps track on every move you make online, and keeps a thorough record of it, as well. When it deems it has gathered a sufficient amount of information, it proceeds to send it to the third parties that support it. That means unknown individuals will have access to your personal and financial details. And, after they get their hands on it, they can use it as they see fit, and you can’t stop them. Are you ready to trust strangers with such valuable intel? Think twice before you answer as both your and your system’s future rely on your response. So, make sure to give the right one.

How did I get infected with?

How do you suppose PressGamer got into your computer? Unless your answer is “because of me,” you’re wrong. Yes, as surprising as it may seem, you take the blame for the PUP’s installation. Do you know why? Well, tools like this one cannot access a user’s system unless they get his/her explicit approval to do so. That means that before the application invaded your system, it asked you whether you permit its installment, and you evidently gave an affirmative answer. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be in your current predicament. But don’t be too hard on yourself. Such infections are immensely skilled in the arts of deception. They turn to all kinds of trickery and deceit to sneak in undetected. But slyness only takes them so far. To succeed, they require your carelessness, as well. If you’re not thorough enough and give into distraction, gullibility, and haste, the chances of you getting stuck with a program like PressGamer increase exponentially. So, don’t do it. Go the extra mile. Do your due diligence and don’t throw caution to the wind. After all, even a little extra attention can go a long way, and save you a ton of grievances. Some of PressGamer’s most commonly used methods of invasion include hiding behind spam email attachments, freeware, corrupted links, or websites. Also, it can pretend to be a fake system or program update, like Adobe Flash Player or Java.

Why are these ads dangerous?

PressGamer doesn’t only threaten your private life. It throws a number of other issues your way. Let’s start with the most annoying one of all. Yes, we’re talking about the pop-up ads. The tool will positively bombard you with advertisements. Every single time you try to go online, you’ll be interrupted by an entire myriad of them. But they won’t just be intrusive and vexatious. Oh, no. Apart from putting the limits of your patience to the test, the ever-present ads also present you with a severe malware threat. That derives from the fact that they’re bundled with malicious programs. Each time, you’re foolish enough to press a pop-up, you unwillingly give your consent to the installation of the malware, it’s hiding. So, unless you wish to overrun your system with malevolent tools and corrupt it further, do NOT click on the program’s pop-ups! They’re bad news. Save yourself the slower PC performance and frequent system crashes they lead to, as well as the colossal risk of getting stuck with even more unwanted malware. Delete the application the first chance you get. You’ll spare yourself a ton of troubles, and you’ll surely earn the gratitude of your future self for it.

How Can I Remove PressGamer Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the PressGamer 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 PressGamer from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete PressGamer from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove PressGamer from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall PressGamer from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the PressGamer 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 PressGamer 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.

• 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

• 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

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

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

• Close IE

Permanently Remove PressGamer 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.