Ads by Desktop-play description
If you see advertisements displayed by Desktop-play which are often in the form of “Ads by Desktop-play”, “Ad by Desktop-play”, “Powered by Desktop-play” or “Brought by Desktop-play”, it is possible that your computer is infected with Desktop-play. Desktop-play is a nasty and stubborn adware which is developed to distribute all kinds of commercial ads. You should notice that it often access your PC when you download some freeware or shareware from some unsafe websites, open some unknown spam emails/email attachment click some suspicious pop-ups and links, and visit some unsafe or even malicious websites, etc.
Once Desktop-play gets into your computer, you may be annoyed by the unstoppable pop-up ads and many words on websites become hotlinks to spam websites. If you click those ads or links, you may be redirected to unknown or unsafe websites which may contain other malware or viruses. At the same time, you may notice that your PC will run slower and slower that before. Moreover, if you don’t remove it in time, Desktop-play may even exploit your system defects and steal your important information for bad purposes by monitoring your online activities. In a word, Desktop-play can bring nothing good for your computer but introduce more other computer threats. You should get rid of it from your PC as soon as possible.
How to get rid of Desktop-play absolutely?
Method one: Manually remove Desktop-play from your system.
Method two: Remove Desktop-play Permanently with Spyhunter Antivirus software.
Step 1: End up running process related to Desktop-play.
1. Lunch up Task Manager
Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC;
Click on Processes tab
End all the running process related to Desktop-play.
Windows 7 or Vista
1. Click on "Start" button placed at the bottom left corner.
2. Click "Control Panel" option in the Start menu
3. Locate "Uninstall a program"/"Programs and Features" option in the Control Panel menu
4. Scroll through the program list and highlight malicious program. Then, click "Uninstall".
Windows 8
1. Right click "Start" button or lower left corner of your desktop to open the Menu.
2. Select "Control Panel" option in the menu.
3. Click "Uninstall a Program" to open the list of installed programs.
4. Select malicious program and click "Uninstall" button.
For Internet Explorer
A: Launch up Internet Explorer>Tools> Manager Add-on
B: Tools and Extensions> search for Desktop-play> click Disable
C: Clear the browser history and restart IE to take effect
Step 4: Reset browser (take IE as example)
Open Internet Explorer, go to Gear icon (in top right corner), select Internet Options, locate tab Advanced, and then you need to click on the reset button.
If a window pops up, you should tick Delete personal settings, click Reset, and then close the window.
Method two: Remove Desktop-play Permanently with Spyhunter Antivirus software.
- Give your PC intuitive real-time protection..
- Detect, remove and block spyware, rootkits, adware, keyloggers, cookies, trojans, worms and other types of malware.
- Spyware HelpDesk generates free custom malware fixes specific to your PC.
- Allow you to restore backed up objects.
What can SpyHunter do for you?
2) Follow the instructions to install SpyHunter
Step B. Run SpyHunter to block it
Run SpyHunter and click "Malware Scan" button to scan your computer, after detect this unwanted program, clean up relevant files and entries completely.
Step C. Restart your computer to take effect.
- Fix system errors.
- Remove malware.
- Improve startup.
- Defrag memory.
- Clean up your PC
3. After installation, RegCure Pro will begin to automatically scan your computer.
