How to remove Kong Games ads

What is Kong Games?

Many people have reported us that they cannot get rid of Kong Games ads, ‘Ads by Kong Games’, ‘ Kong Games Deals’ and similar messages in their web browsers. If you are one of those people, then be aware that those ads may only show up within Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and other web browsers if an adware named Kong Games infiltrates your computer. It’s a really untrustworthy application developed by KONG company that should not be kept on your computer. Security experts have started informing people about suspicious operations of this adware probably a year before. Unfortunately, but people are not very concerned about their computer’s security and very vaguely follow PC’s security news. That’s why it’s not surprising that so many people have been tricked into installing Kong Games adware. Don’t worry, it will not harm your computer seriously. However, we highly recommend you to check your PC with a reputable anti-spyware, such as Fortect Intego, remove this adware and try to find out if there are no other suspicious programs on your PC, because Kong Games virus tends to spread in a bundle with other PUPs, such as FlashMall, MyAllSearch, Faux Results and many others. Otherwise, you may start experiences various inconveniences while browsing, for example, system slowdowns and redirects to unknown domains. Are you seeing ‘Ads by Kong Games’ right now? Then please ignore them because all or some of them may be linked to third-party websites that may be involved in suspicious activities, such as PUP distribution. In addition to that, this dubious adware may also increase security vulnerabilities, slowdown the machine, track your browsing activities and so on. Therefore, you should not even consider keeping this program no matter what service it may offer to you.

How can Kong Games hijack my computer?

Kong Games can be found on its official website. However, in most of the cases people install it along with other freewares and shareware. It may be disclosed as a handy browser add-on that promise to inform about various deals, discounts and similar things. Unfortunately, once installed it may initiate a ton of sponsored advertisements, may force you to visit really suspicious websites, track you, slow down your web browser and so on. If you read this article because you want to know how to prevent infiltration of such and similar programs, then you have to remember several things. First of all, read all accessible information about the program that you opt for and try to find out if its sponsored by third parties and if it uses cookies. Besides, for its installation select Advanced or Custom installation option and carefully check everything step-by-step. Finally, don’t forget to deselect ‘optional downloads’, such as Kong Games and others. This way, you should keep your PC safe from various PUPs. In case you have already been tricked into installing this adware, then you should waste no more time and take needed actions for its removal.

How to remove Kong Games virus?

In order to get rid of Kong Games virus, you can follow this guide:

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.

Remove the unwanted program:

In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).

Delete leftover files and folders:

Select Go > Go to Folder.
Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.
Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:

Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
Then find On startup section.
Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
Select Details tab.
Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and site data:

Click on Menu and go to Settings.
Select Privacy, search and services.
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
Under Time range, pick All time.
Select Clear now.

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

Click on Menu and select Settings.
On the left side, pick Reset settings.
Select Restore settings to their default values.
Confirm with Reset.
This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
Select Add-ons.
In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.

Reset the homepage:

Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
Choose Settings.
Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.

Clear cookies and site data:

Click Menu and pick Settings.
Go to Privacy & Security section.
Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
Click on Clear Data...
Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.
Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.

Remove from Google Chrome

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

Click on Menu and pick Settings.
Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
Click Clear data.

Change your homepage:

Click menu and choose Settings.
Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

Click on Menu and select Settings.
In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
Confirm with Reset settings.

Delete from Safari

Remove dangerous extensions:

Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.

Clear history and website data:

Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.

Reset Safari:

Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.