Vidzy Adware

What is Vidzy?

Vidzy Video Player is a deceptive application claiming to allow users to play YouTube videos in a separate window - "Vidzy is a personal YouTube video player that keeps playing the videos you like in a small window, no matter which web page you go to or how many tabs you open in your browser."

These false claims are attempts to trick users into believing that this functionality is legitimate and useful, however, Vidzy Video Player is adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP), since it infiltrates systems without users' permission, delivers various intrusive ads, and gathers user/system information.

The types of advertisements displayed by this adware include banners, pop-ups, and other similar ads. These are displayed using a virtual layer, which enables placement of third party graphical content on any visited website. The generated ads do not originate from the visited sites and conceal underlying content, thus diminishing the Internet browsing experience.

Furthermore, some ads might lead to infectious sites, increasing the probability that clicking them will cause high-risk adware or malware infections.

As with other regular adware, Vidzy Video Player tracks Internet browsing activity and collects software/hardware information including search queries entered into search engines, websites visited, pages viewed, IP addresses, etc.

This collected data might be personally identifiable, and thus, having Vidzy Video Player installed can lead to serious privacy issues. We strongly recommend that you uninstall this software immediately.

Vidzy Video Player is similar to hundreds of other adware-type applications such as Best Results, FastPlayer, MediaPlayerVid, and iVIDI. All adware-type apps have similar behavior - they falsely claim to enable useful features, and yet, they display advertisements and collect various information.

The purpose of applications such as Vidzy Video Player is to generate revenue for the developers - they provide no significant value for the user.

How did Vidzy Video Player install on my computer?

The developers of Vidzy Video Player (Bitcoktail Ltd) distribute this app using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling', and therefore, it usually infiltrates systems without users' consent. Bundling is stealth installation of third party apps together with regular software.

Since many users do not pay enough attention when downloading and installing programs, hiding bogus applications within the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings is very effective. By rushing these processes and skipping the aforementioned section, users inadvertently install bogus applications such as Vidzy Video Player.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Be attentive during download and installation of all applications. Closely analyze each process and decline all offers to download/install additional programs. In addition, select the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings, rather than 'Quick' or 'Typical' - this will reveal any bundled applications listed for installation and allow you to cancel them.

Vidzy Video Player adware installer set-up:

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Quick menu:

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

Vidzy Video Player 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 "Vidzy Video Player", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove Vidzy 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 "Vidzy Video Player", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the vidzy 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 "Extensions". Locate "Vidzy Video Player", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the vidzy 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 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 "Vidzy Video Player 2.0.0.426".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with vidzy 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, 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 vidzy 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:

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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