Rocket Media Player Adware
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What is Rocket Media Player?
Rocket Media Player is presented as a legitimate application that supposedly allows users to play various media files - "Rocket Powered Media - Play your favourite music with no trouble. Rocket Media Player Plus supports a variety of codecs."
Some users may believe that this app is legitimate and useful, however, be aware that Rocket Media Player is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).
There are three main reasons for these negative associations: Rocket Media Player usually infiltrates systems without users' permission, it continually monitors Internet browsing activity, and delivers intrusive ads.
As regular adware, Rocket Media Player displays pop-up, banner, and other similar intrusive online advertisements. All are displayed using a 'virtual layer' (a tool allowing placement of third party graphical content on visited web pages), and thus, none originate from the visited sites.
These third party advertisements conceal underlying content, thereby significantly diminishing the Internet browsing experience. In addition, some redirect to untrusted sites containing infectious content, and therefore, clicking them may lead to high-risk adware or malware infections.
Furthermore, users' Internet browsing activity is tracked - Rocket Media Player gathers various Internet browsing-related data that might be personally identifiable including Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, geographic location, etc.
This information is later shared with cooperating third party companies who can misused it to generate revenue. Therefore, the presence of Rocket Media Player on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. For these reasons, we strongly recommend that you uninstall this PUP immediately.
This application is similar to other adware-type applications such as BrowserSafer, MusicOptimizerLab, Emotypecon, and ScrollUp. As with Rocket Media Player, these apps also offer various 'useful' functionality and may seem legitimate and useful, however, none provide the functionality promised.
Adware-type applications such as Rocket Media Player are designed to generate revenue for the developers. Rather than enabling useful functions, they generate intrusive online advertisements and collect personal data.
How did Rocket Media Player install on my computer?
Rocket Media Player is often distributed as a 'bundle' with other (mostly free) applications. Many users are unaware that rogue applications are concealed within the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' download/installation settings.
By rushing these processes and skipping this section, they inadvertently install PUPs. In doing so, they expose their systems to risk of further infections and compromise their privacy.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?
Only by paying close attention during the download and installation processes will you be able to protect your computer. Perform these processes with the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' options - this will reveal any hidden rogue applications and enable you to cancel them. Bundled third party software is mostly rogue - do not accept installation.
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Quick menu:
- What is Rocket Media Player?
- STEP 1. Uninstall Rocket Media Player application using Control Panel.
- STEP 2. Remove Rocket Media Player adware from Internet Explorer.
- STEP 3. Remove Rocket Media Player ads from Google Chrome.
- STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by Rocket Media Player' from Mozilla Firefox.
- STEP 5. Remove Rocket Media Player ads from Safari.
- STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
Rocket Media 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 "Rocket Media Player", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".
After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Rocket Media Player ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.
Remove Rocket Media Player adware from Internet browsers:
At time of research, Rocket Media Player 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 ads by rocket media player, 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 ads by rocket media player, 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 all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.
Optional method:
Computer users who have problems with ads by rocket media player 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 ads by rocket media player, 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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