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What is Martian Arcade?

The Martian Arcade (MartianArcade) application supposedly allows users to play various arcade games.

On initial inspection, Martian Arcade may seem legitimate and useful, however, this app is classed as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP), since it infiltrates systems without users’ permission, causes unwanted browser redirects, and continually delivers various intrusive online advertisements.

Martian Arcade employs a 'virtual layer' to generate pop-up, coupon, banner, text, and other similar ads. This enables placement of third party graphical content on any site - therefore, none of the displayed advertisements originate from users' visited websites.

This third party content, such as pop-up, or banner advertisements, often conceals underlying content of visited websites and significantly diminishes the browsing experience. In addition, these ads often redirect to malicious websites - clicking them risks further adware or malware infections.

Research shows that Martian Arcade continually gathers IP addresses (to determine geo-location), search queries entered into search engines, websites visited, pages viewed, and other similar data. This information may seems insignificant, however, it might contain personally identifiable details that developers of Martian Arcade share with cooperating third party companies.

These third parties often misuse private data to generate revenue, potentially causing serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Therefore, you are strongly advised to uninstall Martian Arcade adware immediately.

There are hundreds of PUPs very similar to Martian Arcade (for instance, Search Expanse, Window Frame, Search Adventure, etc.) Adware-type applications are designed only to generate revenue for the developers and none provide any real value for users.

By giving promises to enable various functions, these apps attempt to trick users to install. In fact, rather than improving the browsing experience, these apps simply collect personally identifiable information, deliver intrusive online advertisements, and often cause unwanted browser redirects.

How did Martian Arcade install on my computer?

Although Martian Arcade has an official download website, many users install this app inadvertently, since they do not pay enough attention during the download and installation processes.

The developers of Martian Arcade use a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of PUPs with regular software) and hide third party applications within the 'Custom/Advanced' settings of this stage. Therefore, users who skip this section, often install PUPs such as Martian Arcade inadvertently.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent potentially unwanted programs from infiltrating your system, be cautious when downloading and installing software. Always use the 'Custom/Advanced' settings and follow each step. Furthermore, opt-out of all additionally-included applications and decline all offers to download or install them.

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Quick menu:

• What is Martian Arcade?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Martian Arcade application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Martian Arcade adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Martian Arcade ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by Martian Arcade' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Martian Arcade ads from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Martian Arcade adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "Martian Arcade", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Martian Arcade ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Martian Arcade adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, Martian Arcade did not install its browser plug-ins on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, however, it was bundled with other adware. Therefore, you are advised to remove all potentially unwanted browser add-ons from your Internet browsers.

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the martian arcade adware, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the martian arcade adware, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with martian arcade adware removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the martian arcade adware, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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