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What is Gameo?

Developed by IronSource Ltd, Gameo is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) claiming to allow users to play various online games. This may seem legitimate and useful functionality, however, Gameo is categorized as adware.

The developers of this rogue application employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to install Gameo on computer systems without users' permission. Bundling is a way to stealthily distribute applications together with other software, and therefore, most infiltrations are caused by careless download of software from freeware download websites.

After successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, Gameo generates intrusive online advertisements and tracks users' Internet browsing activity.

Advertisements generated by Gameo include (but are not limited to) banner, pop-up/under, in-text, and other similar ads. It is highly probable that clicking advertisements displayed by this PUP will lead to high-risk adware or malware infections.

In addition, users' Internet browsing activity is continually monitored, since Gameo collects various software and hardware information including search queries entered into search engines (Yahoo, Google, Bing, etc.), URLs visited, pages viewed, IP addresses (to determine users' geo-locations), and other details.

This information tracking can cause serious privacy issues or even identity theft, and for these reasons, you are strongly advised to eliminate Gameo from your Internet browsers.

Gameo is similar to other rogue applications that employ bundling as an installation method. Examples include MyRadioPlayer, Useful Program, SuperText, and Webplayer among hundreds of others.

Neither Gameo, nor any of these other applications, are useful to the user - their purpose is to generate revenue by the display of intrusive online ads and sharing collected data with third parties.

Today, most adware-type applications are distributed via small download programs (called 'installers', 'download managers', 'download clients', etc.) on freeware download websites including soft32.com, download.com, and softonic.com

Deceptive free software installers used in Gameo adware distribution:

Gameo adware installer setup:

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Quick menu:

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

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

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

Remove Gameo adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, Gameo 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 browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the gameo 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 gameo 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 plugins 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 browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with gameo 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 gameo 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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