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What is GamingTreasure?

GamingTreasure is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that supposedly allows users to play various addictive arcade games. On initial inspection, GamingTreasure may seem legitimate and useful, however, research shows that this PUP is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

One of the main reasons for these negative associations is stealth installation without users' consent. Intrusive online advertisements are displayed and users' web browsing activity is tracked.

GamingTreasure records IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, and a number of other information types relating to users' web browsing activity. Some users may believe that this information is insignificant, however, it might contain personally identifiable details that the developers of GamingTreasure share with cooperating third party companies.

Private data is often misused by developers to generate revenue. This behavior can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. In addition, GamingTreasure employs a 'virtual layer' to generate pop-up, banner, coupon, and other similar ads.

These do not originate from users' visited websites and often conceal underlying website content, thereby significantly diminishing the web browsing experience. In addition, some redirect to malicious websites and even accidental clicks can lead to further adware or malware infections. We strongly advise you to uninstall GamingTreasure adware immediately.

This PUP is identical to DonutArcade, ArmorArcade, ArcadeSoda, and a number of other dubious applications. In fact, virtually all adware-type programs have identical behavior - they attempt to trick users to install by promising a number of 'valuable features'.

Rather than providing these functions, potentially unwanted programs such as GamingTreasure collect personally identifiable information and deliver intrusive online advertisements. Some also cause unwanted browser redirects.

How did GamingTreasure install on my computer?

GamingTreasure is free for anyone to download on its official promotion site, however, many users install this application inadvertently, since they do not pay enough attention during the download and installation processes.

Developers of GamingTreasure employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' - stealth installation of PUPs with regular software. They hide all PUPs within the 'Custom/Advanced' download/installation section. Skipping this section often leads to inadvertent installation of bogus programs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

The key to computer safety is caution. Pay close attention when downloading and installing software. Select the 'Custom/Advanced' settings, carefully observe each step, and cancel all additionally-included programs listed for download/installation.

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Quick menu:

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

GamingTreasure 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 "GamingTreasure", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove GamingTreasure adware from 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 "GamingTreasure", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the gamingtreasure 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 "GamingTreasure", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the gamingtreasure 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 "GamingTreasure".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with gamingtreasure 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 gamingtreasure 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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