ZX Player Adware

What is ZX Player?

Created by the developers of FrameFox Shop, ZX Player supposedly allows users to play various media formats, watch YouTube, etc. - "ZX Player is the media player that fills all your needs. With dozens of advanced features and built-in codecs it can handle any media format, and can play Audio CDs, DVDs, (S)VCDs, TV / Radio cards, YouTube™ and SHOUTcast streams and even incomplete or damaged media files." 

These fake promises to provide useful functionality often trick users to install, however, be aware that due to its rogue behavior, ZX Player is categorized as an adware-type potentially unwanted program (PUP). Following successful installation, ZX Player generates intrusive online advertisements and collects various user/system information.

ZX Player continually monitors Internet browsing activity and gathers various details including IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, geo-locations, and other similar browsing-related data. This may seem insignificant, however, the details may contain personally identifiable information, which the developers of ZX Player share with third parties.

Personal data can be misused with to generate revenue and, thus, the presence of an information-tracking app such as ZX Player on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. ZX Player generates various intrusive online advertisements that appear to be from regular software/apps.

In fact, none originate from users' visited websites. Third party ads conceal underlying web content - clicking them may cause further computer infections, since they often lead to malicious sites containing bogus content. For these reasons, you should uninstall ZX Player immediately.

ZX Player shares many similarities with hundreds of other adware-type applications such as Best YouTube Downloader, PPS Video Player, JellySplit, and TermTrident. By falsely claiming to improve the Internet browsing experience, these apps attempt to give the impression of legitimate software.

None, however, provide the features promised - they diminish the Internet browsing experience and pose a threat to users' privacy/computer systems by generating intrusive online advertisements and tracking Internet browsing activity. The purpose of adware-type programs is to generate revenue for the developers - they provide no real value for users.

How did ZX Player install on my computer?

This PUP is proliferated using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of third party applications with regular software/apps), and for this reason, many users install it inadvertently.

Users commonly do not express enough caution when downloading and installing software and, thus, developers intentionally conceal potentially unwanted programs within the 'Custom/Advanced' settings. Skipping this section often leads to inadvertent installation of PUPs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent installation of adware-type programs, be attentive during the download and installation processes. Closely analyze each step using the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings, otherwise you will be unable to opt-out of (malicious) bundled software.

ZX Player adware installer set-up:

Screenshot of ZX Player application:

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Quick menu:

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

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

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

Remove ZX Player adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, ZX 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 zx 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 zx 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 zx 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 zx 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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