BlazingFun ads. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
Why should you remove BlazingFun from your system?
If you have detected a suspicious application named BlazingFun on your system, you should not rush to explore its functionalities. BlazingFun virus is admitted to be an ad-supported potentially unwanted program, designed to place bothersome ads on websites that the user visits or simply trigger new tabs or windows. Although some of BlazingFun ads seem useful, we doubt that these ads are reliable. It is recommended not to click them because they might redirect you to untrustworthy websites filled with questionable links, ads, or files. If you accidentally clicked on a corrupted link, we can assure you that it wouldn’t be funny at all then. In the worst case, you can be redirected to malicious websites or immediately install malware on the system. To avoid visiting insecure websites, we suggest staying clear of these ads. Since it doesn’t seem that this adware is a good source of news about discounts and good shopping offers, we recommend you to remove BlazingFun adware from the system without a hesitation. You can do that by using Reimage or Plumbytes Anti-MalwareMalwarebytes Malwarebytes software.
Questions about BlazingFun ads
Have you ever wondered why these ads seem so interesting? If you haven’t noticed yet, it serves ads that meet your interests. It is not a coincidence – the adware program injects particular components in user’s browser to track user’s online activity, find out his/hers needs and interests. Based on such information, adware programs start generating tailored ads and sending them to the user. Such ads can be removed only by uninstalling the adware program. If you wish to uninstall this adware, but you do not want to install anti-spyware program, you can use BlazingFun removal instructions provided at the end of this article and just uninstall it manually.
How is this program distributed?
Have you noticed that your browsers have been affected due to BlazingFun hijack? If so, you probably want to find out when and how did this program manage to infiltrate into your computer system. The fact is that the majority of PUPs spread together with other free programs and can be installed on the computer system with user’s permission in case the user fails to adjust installation settings. Such program packages are also recognized as software bundles, and they look like simple individual programs. Offers to install additional software typically are hidden in their installation setup’s, and if the user fails to opt additional downloads out, they get installed without displaying any notifications or warnings. That is why we recommend choosing Advanced or Custom settings when installing new computer software, and altering its components manually. Users should remove all unknown additions including browser add-ons, search tools, applications that should not initially come with the desired program.
Get help with BlazingFun removal:
If you cannot remove BlazingFun virus manually, you should carefully read instructions that we have prepared first. To uninstall this suspicious software, you need to remove all suspicious applications from your system and also clean each web browser individually to get rid all components related to this adware. However, if the problem persists and you still cannot complete BlazingFun removal manually, we strongly recommend automatical removal method then. Uninstalling potentially dangerous computer software automatically is a quicker, easier and even more efficient way of cleaning the system from threats since such programs can identify and remove all hazardous programs at once.
You can remove virus damage automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, Malwarebytes MalwarebytesCombo Cleaner, Plumbytes Anti-MalwareMalwarebytes Malwarebytes. We recommend these applications because they detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove BlazingFun ads, follow these steps:
Remove BlazingFun from Windows systems
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Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
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If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
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Uninstall BlazingFun and related programs
Here, look for BlazingFun or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Erase BlazingFun from Mac OS X system
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If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
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Wait until you see Applications folder and look for BlazingFun or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Eliminate BlazingFun from Internet Explorer (IE)
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Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons. -
You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for BlazingFun and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab. -
Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
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Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab. - Here, select Reset.
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When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete BlazingFun removal.
Delete BlazingFun ads from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
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Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
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Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
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Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
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Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can’t see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
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When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
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Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
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Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, BlazingFun should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariUninstall BlazingFun from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions. -
Here, select BlazingFun and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
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Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information. -
Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete BlazingFun removal.
Get rid of BlazingFun from Google Chrome
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select BlazingFun and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
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Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
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When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
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Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings. -
Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
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Click Reset to confirm this action and complete BlazingFun removal.
Remove BlazingFun from Safari
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. -
Here, select Extensions and look for BlazingFun or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... -
Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete BlazingFun removal process.