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What is FastPlayer?

FastPlayer claims to be a legitimate media player allowing users to play online videos, create playlists, and provide other similar features - "With fast-player you can create your own playlist adding your favorite internet video clips and video or audio stored on your PC!"

Some users may find this application legitimate and useful, however, FastPlayer is categorized as adware and potentially unwanted program (PUP). The main reasons for these negative associations are stealth installation without users' consent, display of intrusive online advertisements, and tracking of Internet browsing activity.

FastPlayer displays a variety of advertisements. According to the Privacy Policy of this PUP, the developers are not responsible for the sites to which users are redirected. Some of the ads may redirect to rogue sites, thereby causing high-risk computer infections.

They also hide underlying content, and therefore, diminish the Internet browsing experience. Furthermore, FastPlayer collects various Internet browsing-related information including Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (to determine geolocations), unique identifier numbers, operating system, software/hardware configuration, browsing data (websites visited, pages viewed, search queries, online shopping details, etc.), and other collected information that may be personally identifiable.

This data is later shared with third parties and can be misused to generate revenue. This situation can lead to serious privacy issues. For these reasons, you are strongly advised to uninstall FastPlayer from your system immediately.

FastPlayer Privacy Policy regarding information sharing with third parties:

We may share and sell user information to third party service providers who perform market research and analytics services, measure website usage, performance and traffic counts, identify consumer product interests and purchasing behavior, and prepare market research and activity reports for their clients.

FastPlayer is regular adware. There are hundreds of other PUPs with similar characteristics. As with FastPlayer, applications such as SnapSearch, Skyrocket Player, Jabuticaba, Playthru Player, and many others, also offer 'valuable' features. These false claims are merely attempts to give the impression of legitimacy.

The purpose of FastPlayer, and other adware-type applications, is to display advertisements and collect data to generate revenue - they provide no significant value for the user.

How did FastPlayer install on my computer?

FastPlayer is likely to be distributed as a 'bundle' with other (mostly free) software. Research shows that most users are unaware that potentially unwanted programs are usually hidden within the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings. By rushing the download/installation processes and skipping these sections, they inadvertently install potentially unwanted programs such as FastPlayer.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

The key to computer safety is caution. Do not rush the download or installation processes. Each step should be closely analyzed to ensure that there are no third party applications included. Furthermore, these processes should be performed with the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' options - this will reveal any concealed rogue apps listed for installation and enable you to decline them.

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Quick menu:

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

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

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

Remove FastPlayer adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, FastPlayer 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 fast-player 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 on "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 fast-player 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 on "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with fast-player 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 fast-player 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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