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What is Kozzoo?

Kozzoo is a deceptive application claiming to allow users to play various Flash arcade games. It is identical to Froovr, GamesCake, GamesCrystal, and many other applications. On initial inspection, Kozzoo may seem legitimate and useful, however, it is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

This application infiltrates systems without users’ permission, displays intrusive online advertisements, and continually records various user/system information relating to users' web browsing activity.

Kozzoo delivers coupon, banner, pop-up, and other similar advertisements. To achieve this, developers use a 'virtual layer' - a tool that allows placement of third party graphical content on any site. None of the displayed ads originate from users' visited websites and conceal underlying content, significantly diminishes the web browsing experience.

In addition, displayed ads usually lead to infectious websites. Therefore, even accidental clicks can result in high-risk computer infections.

Another downside is the tracking of users' web browsing activity. Kozzoo records visited websites, pages viewed, search queries entered into search engines, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (to determine geographic location), and other similar information.

This data may seem insignificant, however, it will contain personally identifiable details that developers of Kozzoo share with cooperating third party companies. It is highly probable that some of the private data will be misused to generate revenue. Therefore, data tracking can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. You are strongly advised to uninstall Kozzoo adware immediately.

Research shows that adware-type applications are often very similar. All give fake promises to enhance the web browsing experience by providing certain 'features'. These claims are merely attempts to trick users into believing that adware-type programs are legitimate. In fact, most provide no real value for regular users.

Adware is designed only to generate revenue for the developers. These apps merely generate intrusive advertisements (via the 'Pay Per Click’ [PPC] advertising model), gather private data (which is later sold to third parties), and occasionally cause unwanted browser redirects (thereby increasing the traffic of certain sites).

How did Kozzoo install on my computer?

Kozzoo has an official download website, however, it is also distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'.

Therefore, many users install this PUP inadvertently. Developers hide PUPs within the 'Custom/Advanced' settings of the download/installation processes. Skipping this section often lead to inadvertent installation of bogus programs. Developers' revenue is dependent on the number of distributed programs and, therefore, these installations are never properly disclosed.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

There are two main steps you should take to prevent this situation. First, closely analyze each step of the download/installation processes. Second, cancel all third party applications listed for download/installation.

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Quick menu:

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

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

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

Remove Kozzoo 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 "Kozzoo", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

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

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the kozzoo 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 "Kozzoo".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with kozzoo 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 kozzoo 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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