FlashGamesRockstar (also found as FlashGamesRockstar virus, Flash Games Rockstar) is an advertisement-supported and deceptive flash gaming platform that bundles with potentially unwanted programs and malware. It utilizes questionable marketing tactics in order to get users to install it. In most cases users have reported that they did not intend to install FlashGamesRockstar and have no idea as to how the program was introduced to their computer.
What is FlashGamesRockstar?
FlashGamesRockstar is promoted by the developer as a flash gaming platform for Microsoft Windows operating systems that allows users to download and play free flash games.
FlashGamesRockstar serves ‘targeted’ advertisements to users while they browse the internet. This is a privacy concern because targeted advertisements can only be produced by the adware if it has access to user browsing data, such as all browsing activities, bookmarks, app data, and browser history. This information is observed and used to generate advertisements it feels users are most likely to click on.
Furthermore, potential FlashGamesRockstar malware primarily bundles with additional unwanted programs, malware, and other possible malicious threats. This means that it might be necessary to uninstall multiple programs from Windows and remove multiple browser add-ons and extensions from Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. Many of these programs can not easily be found on a computer system without third-party security software.
FlashGamesRockstar adware and the additional programs that it bundles with also manufacture new tasks and change existing Windows start-up settings in order to run every time the operating system starts and remain enabled if disabled by the user. Programs and browser attachments that may arrive with this deceptive piece of adware can also cause other issues for computer and internet users aside from pop-up advertisements, including browser redirections and a loss in computer functionality and internet connectivity. Furthermore, if FlashGamesRockstar is manually removed, it is possibly that the adware or another one in its place will return before a week has passed.
How did FlashGamesRockstar get on my computer?
FlashGamesRockstar adware is usually contracted without consent or knowledge of the computer user alongside third-party programs and files, such as freeware, shareware, torrent files, and other free downloadable content. The potentially unwanted programs and files that deliver the adware can be introduced to a computer system and affected internet browsers with or without user authorization.
Computer and internet users who seek to download and install free programs and files online may be presented with an opportunity to accept or decline a ‘custom’ offer to install FlashGamesRockstar adware and other programs during the setup and installation process. However, the request to decline FlashGamesRockstar adware from installing is often presented in a very confusing manner. In some cases, the download manager may completely ignore the user request to decline FlashGamesRockstar from installing and the adware will install against user consent and knowledge.
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- FlashGamesRockstar bundles with other potentially unwanted programs and malware.
- FlashGamesRockstar can arrive on a computer system packed inside installers and downloaders from websites such as download.com, Softonic, and others.
- FlashGamesRockstar and the programs it bundles with inject the webpages you visit with pop-up, pop-under, in-text, and in-image advertisements.
- FlashGamesRockstar and the program it bundles with makes unauthorized changes to existing Windows settings and schedules new tasks allowing it to run every time Windows starts and to check to see if the program has been disabled. If the program has previously been disabled it will enable itself to run.
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How to remove FlashGamesRockstar (Removal Guide)
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- Step 1: Remove suspicious browser extensions
- Step 2: Uninstall FlashGamesRockstar from Windows
- Step 3: Remove FlashGamesRockstar virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
- Step 4: Cleanup and repair settings with CCleaner by Piriform
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Step 1: Remove suspicious browser extensions
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Google Chrome
1. Click the Customize and control Google Chrome icon on the top menu and navigate to More tools > Extensions.
2. Search for suspicious browser extensions in the list and remove them individually by clicking the trashcan icon next to each one.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Type Ctrl+Shift+A.
2. Search for sucpisious add-ons on the Extensions and Plugin tab. Highlight each one individually and click remove.
Apple Safari
1. Click Safari and go to Preferences > Extensions.
2. Search for suspicious add-ons in the list. Click the Uninstall button next to each one.
Step 2: Uninstall FlashGamesRockstar from Windows
1. Open Windows Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
2. On the Control Panel window, click Uninstall a program or Add and remove a program found in the Programs section.
3. Search for FlashGamesRockstar and other unwanted programs in the list of installed programs. Once an unwanted program is located, double click the item or select it with your mouse and click the Uninstall button.
Step 3: Remove FlashGamesRockstar virus with Malwarebytes
1. Download and install the free or full edition of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. The full edition of this program enables real-time protection to block malware and unwanted programs from infecting your computer, while the free version is only a free scan and removal tool.
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2. Open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
3. Click the Scan Now button or go to the “Scan” tab to manually run a scan.
4. When the malware scan is complete you will notice a list of files it has detected. Click the Remove Selected button, then click Finish, and reboot your computer.
Step 4: Cleanup and repair settings with CCleaner
1. Download and install the free or full edition of CCleaner by Piriform.
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2. Open the program and go to Cleaner and click the Analyze button. After files and have been analyzed, click the Run Cleaner button on the bottom right of the program interface.
3. Go to Registry and click Scan for Issues. When the scan is complete click Fix selected issues… and then click the Fix All Selected Issues button.
4. Go to to Tools > Startup and search through each tab starting from Windows, Internet Explorer, all the way to Context Menu, for additional suspicious entries and click Delete once anything suspicious is found to remove it.
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