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What is TrailerTime?

TrailerTime is a dubious application claiming to allow users to watch movie trailers directly from the desktop. This might seem legitimate and useful functionality, however, due to its rogue behavior, TrailerTime is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

This application infiltrates systems without users’ permission, causes unwanted browser redirects, and delivers intrusive online advertisements.

This PUP generates various intrusive online advertisements (pop-up, banner, etc.) that conceal underlying web content, thereby significantly diminishing the Internet browsing experience. Furthermore, some advertisements lead to infectious websites containing malicious content.

Thus, clicking ads generated by TrailerTime is risky and might cause further high-risk adware or malware infections. In addition, TrailerTime gathers various information relating to Internet browsing activity including IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, and other similar browsing-related data.

This may seem insignificant, however, some of the collected information can be personally identifiable. The developers of TrailerTime share the gathered data with third parties. Collecting and sharing information with dubious third parties can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft and, therefore, TrailerTime should be uninstalled immediately.

TrailerTime Privacy Policy towards information sharing:

To improve our Site We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services. - To share your information with third parties We may share or sell information with third parties for marketing or other purposes. - To run a promotion, contest, survey or other Site feature To send Users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them.

TrailerTime is similar to Weather Alert, AnonymizerGadget, DNS-Keeper, and many other adware-type applications also claiming to be legitimate. By falsely claiming to enhance the Internet browsing experience, applications such as TrailerTime trick users to install.

Research shows that none of these apps provide the functionality promised. TrailerTime and other similar applications are designed solely to generate revenue for the developers. Rather than enabling the functionality promised, these apps continually track Internet browsing activity and gather various user/system information.

How did TrailerTime install on my computer?

Although TrailerTime has an official download website, many users install it inadvertently. This is due to a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' - stealth installation of potentially unwanted programs with regular software/apps.

Many users do not expect bundled software to be concealed and rush the download/installation processes (skipping most/all steps). In doing so, they inadvertently install PUPs, thereby exposing their systems to risk of further infection and putting their privacy at risk.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent this situation, be attentive during the download and installation processes. Select the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings, rather than 'Quick' or 'Typical', otherwise bundled software (that should be cancelled) will remain hidden.

Official TrailerTime adware installer set-up:

Deceptive free software installer distributing TrailerTime adware:

Screenshot of the TrailerTime application:

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Quick menu:

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

TrailerTime 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 "TrailerTime - TrailerTime for Desktop", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove TrailerTime adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, TrailerTime 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 trailertime 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 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 trailertime 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 all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with trailertime 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 trailertime 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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