How to Remove Astro Arcade Ads from Computer

Astro Arcade is an adware  or potentially unwanted adware program. Similar to the infamous Blasteroids, Meteoroids, Websteroids, Disasteroids and Radsteroids adware, Astro Arcade is also created to promote advertisement or programs. It states that it is a free application which allows you to play Asteroids on any websites.

Once Astro Arcade installed on the computer, its won domain will replace your default homepage.
Astro Arcade add-on or extension is compatible to attach on browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome. It can attack computer system based on the Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 operating systems.

If you agree to download and Astro Arcade program, you will install an adware which will generate a lot of pop-up ads, coupons, banners and  sponsor links on your browser. It is not suggested to keep this on the computer. You should remove it as soon as possible.

Solutions to remove Astro Arcade  

In this post, there will be two solutions to remove Astro Arcade :

1. Remove Astro Arcade manually.

2. Remove Astro Arcade by using SpyHunter anti-malware.

Instructions to Get Rid of Astro Arcade

Method 1: Astro Arcade  Manual Deletion

Step 1: Reset your browser setting

Firefox:

In the drop-down list of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information.

Click on the Reset Firefox button to reset it.

Google Chrome: 

Click on the Chrome menu on the right of toolbar and then select Settings.

Scroll down to the bottom to click Show advanced settings.

Go down to the bottom and click Reset browser settings to reset Google Chrome to its default setting.

IE: 

Click Tools on the up right corner and select Internet Options.

Click on Advanced tab, press Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.

Step 2: Stop related running processes in Windows Task Manager first.
( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)

Step 3: Open Control Panel in Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "SearchAssistant" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"

Step 5: All the infection associated files listed below need to be removed:

%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

Method  2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. To keep SpyHunter Anti-malware on your computer is an important way to protect your computer in a good condition. Please find the instruction as follow. 

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.

Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.

Step 3: Click Finish then you can use it to scan your computer to find out potential threats by pressing Scan computer now!

Step 4: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.

Note: Manual removal demand a high computer skill. If you are not so professional on computer. Spyhunter can be your better choice, because it is capable of antodetecting and removing viruses.

Download SpyHunter to Remove Astro Arcade  Now!