PPS Video Player Adware

What is PPS Video Player?

PPS Video Player is a deceptive application that supposedly allows users to play various video formats. On initial inspection, this functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, due to its rogue behavior, PPS Video Player is classed as an adware-type potentially unwanted program (PUP).

It infiltrates systems without users' permission, generates intrusive online advertisements, and tracks Internet browsing activity.

This PUP is continually monitors Internet browsing activity on the infiltrated system and gathers various browsing-related information that might contain personally identifiable details. Furthermore, developers of PPS Video Player share this recorded information with third party companies who misuse personal details to generate revenue.

This behavior can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. PPS Video Player delivers various intrusive online advertisements using a 'virtual layer', which enables placement of third party graphical content on any visited website.

The appearance of these ads may appear identical to regular software/apps, however, ads generated by PPS Video Player do not originate from users' visited websites. By concealing underlying content, these ads significantly diminish the Internet browsing experience.

Furthermore, some lead to bogus websites. Thus, clicking them is risky and may lead to high-risk adware or malware infection. You are strongly advised to uninstall PPS Video Player immediately.

PPS Video Player is regular adware and, thus, shares many similarities with hundreds of potentially unwanted programs such as TermTrident, NetRadio, StormAlerts, and Tight Shoppers. All offer different features despite having identical behavior.

Rather than providing the functionality promised, applications such as PPS Video Player generate intrusive online advertisements and collect personally identifiable information. They are designed only to generate revenue for the developers - users receive no real value.

How did PPS Video Player install on my computer?

The developers employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to distribute PPS Video Player. For this reason, many users install this app inadvertently. Developers hide bogus apps within the 'Custom/Advanced' settings, since many users do not pay enough attention during the download and installation processes.

They rush these processes and skip most/all steps - this often leads to inadvertent installation of potentially unwanted programs. Developers' revenue is dependent on the number of apps distributed and, thus, they intentionally conceal installation of additional software.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent installation of adware-type programs, be attentive when downloading and installing software. Closely analyze each step of these processes using the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings. There is a high probability that additionally-included applications will be malicious and, therefore, you should opt-out of all bundled software listed for download/installation.

Deceptive free software installer distributing PPS Video Player adware:

PPS Video Player generating pop-up advertisements on the desktop:

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Quick menu:

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

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

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes PPS 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 PPS Video Player adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, PPS Video 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 pps video 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 pps video 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 pps video 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 pps video 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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