2015-08-12

Reasons to Refuse Skyrocket Player - Distinguished Possible Unnecessary Program

What is Skyrocket Player

Skyrocket Player says it can offer "An enjoyable online video viewing experience", but it is not as good as it claims to be. Actually it is a possible unnecessary program for some negative traits.


Skyrocket Player is responsible for the pop-ups, floating boxes an banners displayed on your browsers. To catch your eyes, the adware will also deliver customized ads according to your browsing habits like search terms and visited URLs. You had better not click on the ads it offers, they may redirected you to dubious sites and you will get more unwanted programs downloaded. What's more, the adware is probably related to browser hijackers. Some users reported that their default homepage were modified without permission after they installed Skyrocket Player.

It is obvious that this plugin brings troubles more than convenience. Try to get rid of it step by step:


                                                                                                               


Remove Skyrocket Player in different ways


Manual Method: Remove it yourself step by step following the instruction.


                                                                                                               


Manual Removal Guide 


Step 1. Remove the plugin from your IE/ Chrome/ Firefox

If you use IE:
Press Alt+X >> Manage Add-ons >> Find unwanted add-ons and remove them

If you use Chrome:
Type or paste chrome://extensions/ on Chrome >> View and delete unwanted Extensions

IF you use Firefox:
Press Ctrl+Shift+A >> Find unnecessary extensions and plugins, remove them directly.

Step 2. Check the Control Panel for other unwanted programs

Click the Start Button  >> Control Panel >> Programs >> Programs and Features >> Find out the unwanted programs and Uninstall.

Step 3. Remove all the infected entries

Press Win+R, type regedit in the pop-up box to open Registry


Find these data and delete them:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREsupWPM HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWpm HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain “Default_Page_URL” HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Classes\[adware name] HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[adware name] 

                                                                                                               


Fix problems caused by Skyrocket Player with Spyhunter


To ensure the removal completely and quickly, you can also use a remove tool:

Step 1. Download Spyhunter



Step 2. Run the file to install Spyhunter step by step


Step 3. Open Spyhunter to start a new scan


Step 4. Fix the detected threats

                                                                                                               

Extra step: Optimize your PC


Your computer can be messed up by the unwanted programs. You can try to optimize your PC to get a better performance. RegCure Pro is such a recommendation tool.

Step 1. Download RegCure pro


Step 2. Run the file to install RegCurePro step by step


Step 3. Open RegCurePro to start a new scan


Step 4. It will show the issues to be optimized, one click to fix them all


                                                                                                               

Summary  

Skyrocket Player is one of the possible unwanted programs, think twice before installing it.
Use good tools to protect your computer.

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