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What is ArcadeCandy?

ArcadeCandy is supposedly an app allowing users to play 'Premium' games from its official website. Although this functionality may seem legitimate, ArcadeCandy is an adware-type application and a potentially unwanted program (PUP), since it stealthily infiltrates Internet browsers without users' consent, displays intrusive online advertisements, and collects Internet browsing-related information.

ArcadeCandy delivers various types of intrusive online advertisements including (but not limited to) banner, pop-up, and interstitial ads. Most of these advertisements redirect to e-commerce websites such as online stores, however, there is a high probability that users will be redirected to rogue sites containing infectious content.

Thus, clicking these ads can lead to high-risk adware or malware infections. Furthermore, the displayed ads do not originate from the visited websites and conceal underlying content. This significantly diminishes the Internet browsing experience and is achieved using a virtual layer, which enables placement of any graphical content on visited websites.

In addition, ArcadeCandy gathers IP addresses, websites visited, pages viewed, search queries, cookies, browser and operating system types, and other Internet browsing-related information. Some of this collected data may contain personally identifiable details, which is is later shared with third parties.

Thus, having ArcadeCandy installed on your system may cause serious privacy issues. For these reasons, we strongly advise that you uninstall ArcadeCandy from your system immediately.

This applicaiton is similar to tens of other PUPs offering identical features including GameZooks, Teras Games, CrushArcade, and ArcadeYum. These are just some examples from a long list. By offering 'useful features', adware-type applications attempt to trick users to install.

If successful, they provide none of the promised functionality but go on to display intrusive online advertisements (via the 'Pay Per Click' - PPC - advertising model) and gather personally identifiable information (which is later shared with third parties). These applications are designed only to generate revenue for the developers - they deliver no real value for users.

How did ArcadeCandy install on my computer?

ArcadeCandy is available for download on its official website, however, users often install this adware with regular (usually free) software. Many users are unaware that developers intentionally conceal rogue applications within the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings.

By rushing the download and installation processes and skipping most/all steps, users can inadvertently install PUPs, thereby exposing their systems to risk of infection.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Installation of bogus apps can be prevented by closely analyzing the download and installation processes. Use the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' options, rather than 'Quick' or 'Typical'. Closely observe each step and opt-out of all additional programs listed for download/installation. The key to computer safety is caution. Do not rush these processes.

ArcadeCandy adware installer set-up:

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Quick menu:

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

ArcadeCandy 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 "ArcadeCandy Games", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove ArcadeCandy 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 "ArcadeCandy Games", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

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

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the arcadecandy 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 "ArcadeCandy Games".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with arcadecandy 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 arcadecandy 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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