Arcade Safari Pop-up

What is Arcade Safari?

The Arcade Safari website is created by ArcadeSafari LLC and offers download of free premium games. Many Internet users refer to Arcade Safari as a virus or adware, since the creators of this site bundle unwanted browser extensions (which cause pop-up ads), with their games.

When downloading free premium games from this website, Internet users often unwillingly install a browser add-on to Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox - the add-on generates various pop-up and in-text ads when users browse the Internet.

Note that clicking on these ads is not recommended, since they originate from third party ad networks and may cause installation of additional unwanted programs or even malware.

To avoid Arcade Safari adware installation, do not use this website. Ads generated by arcadesafari.com are similar to "ads not by this site" and "Yontoo".

Computer users should express caution when downloading and installing free software (including games) from the Internet, since many freeware developers bundle their programs with unwanted browser add-ons and toolbars in order to monetize their downloads.

If you observe pop-up ads ("Powered by arcadesafari") when browsing the Internet, your Internet browser is infiltrated with a potentially unwanted program (PUP) called ArcadeSafari.

Arcade Safari is not a virus, however, it is an unwanted browser add-on, which causes annoying pop-up and in-text ads.

The presence of this add-on on your system is a consequence of downloading "free premium games" from arcadesafari.com If you feel that this browser plug-in was installed on your computer without your consent, use the removal guide provided to eliminate unwanted ads.

Information from the Arcade Safari Privacy Policy:

IN ADDITION, THE SOFTWARE AUTOMATICALLY MODIFIES YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS WITH FIREFOX, GOOGLE CHROME AND INTERNET EXPLORER TO ENABLE OUR REQUESTED ADD-ON RATHER THAN REQUIRING YOU TO MANUALLY ENABLE IT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING OUR USE OF YOUR INFORMATION AS PROVIDED IN THE ARCADESAFARI PRIVACY POLICY, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO PLAY PREMIUM GAMES, YOU SHOULD NOT DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE, OR, IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE SOFTWARE, YOU SHOULD DEACTIVATE IT.

ArcadeSafari Ad Units
ArcadeSafari (AS) is a casual gaming network. AS is an ad supported game portal; the AS ads you receive support the free games and content we provide. If you would like to stop receiving AS ads, please uninstall AS.

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Quick menu:

• What is Arcade Safari?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Arcade Safari application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Arcade Safari add-on from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Arcade Safari plugin from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove Arcade Safari extension from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Arcade Safari extension from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Arcade Safari 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 program window: Look for "ArcadeSafari", select this entry and click Remove.

After uninstalling ArcadeSafari, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. Recommended malware removal software.

Remove Arcade Safari from Internet browsers:

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

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click on the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer) select "Manage Add-ons". Look for "ArcadeSafari" and disable them.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the arcade safari ads, 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 on "Extensions".  Locate: "ArcadeSafari Games", select it and click on the trash can icon.

If the ArcadeSafari Games extension is greyed-out and you cannot remove it ("This extension is managed and cannot be removed of disabled"), please follow this removal guide - how to remove a managed Google Chrome extension?

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the arcade safari ads, 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 plugins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click on the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove or disable this add-on: "ArcadeSafari Games".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with arcade safari ads 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 and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...

In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.

In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.

In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.

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 top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage and new tab settings:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".

Change your default Internet search engine:

To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon near it and select "Disable".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the arcade safari ads, 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:

A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.

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