Remove ZulaGames

What is ZulaGames

ZulaGames is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) falling into the adware classification. The program is advertised as an extension for finding and playing online games, but in reality it will make unwanted changes to your browser and show you ads. It’s not a malicious program, but it’s not entirely harmless either. Not to mention that’s it’s also annoying. You will constantly be seeing ads ranging from banners to pop-ups. Adware generated ads are not always safe, which is why you should avoid interacting with any ads while adware is still installed.

Since this is advertised as a gaming extension, it’s possible you installed it yourself. However, it’s more likely that you installed it unintentionally. It was probably attached to some free program you installed, and you did not notice. Offers attached to freeware are generally hidden unless users opt for certain settings, which is why these kinds of infections are so common. We will explain how you can avoid installing unwanted programs in the following section of the report.

Keeping the extension might not be the best idea, as it could be putting your computer in danger. We suggest you delete ZulaGames.

How did ZulaGames install?

Freeware bundles is how most unwanted programs install. They come attached to free software as extra offers, and if users do not deselect those offers, they will be authorized to install. The offers are preselected by default and are hidden, which makes software bundling a rather sneaky method to spread programs. Programs using this method to install are generally classified as potentially unwanted.

If you choose Advanced or Custom settings when given the option, all added offers will become visible. You will have the option of deselecting the offers. All you really need to do is uncheck the boxes. Since most programs will have items attached to them, we suggest you always pay attention to what you install and how you do it. Otherwise, your computer will quickly fill up with junk.

What does adware do?

ZulaGames is advertised as a useful extension to either play online games or download them onto the computer. The adware makes changes to your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers and sets a different homepage/new tabs without your permission. In addition to these changes, ZulaGames will also display advertisements as you browse. You will encounter banner ads, pop-ups and pop-under adverts. The latter two can be particularly annoying because they appear out of where.

Users who have adware installed are advised to avoid interacting with advertisements. Adware does not check whether the ads are safe before they are shown to you, and they tend to show less than reliable content. Clicking on the wrong ad could lead to a serious computer infection.

The adware will also track you as you browse, collecting information about what you search for, what sites you visit, what content you click on, your geographical location, etc. The information would be used to generate more relevant ads, or shared with unfamiliar third-parties.

ZulaGames removal

You can remove ZulaGames both manually and automatically. To help with manual removal we will place instructions below this report. If you have little experience with deleting programs, you should opt to use anti-spyware software to uninstal ZulaGames.

Learn how to remove ZulaGames from your computer

• Step 1. Uninstall ZulaGames
• Step 2. Uninstall ZulaGames from browsers

Step 1. Uninstall ZulaGames

• a) Windows 10/Windows 8
• b) Windows 7/XP
• c) Mac OS X

a) Windows 10/Windows 8

1. Start -> Search -> Search for Control Panel.
2. Open Control Panel and access Programs and Features.
3. Find all programs you want to uninstall and delete them.

b) Windows 7/XP

1. Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find the programs you want to uninstall and delete them.

c) Mac OS X

1. Open Finder, located in your dock.
2. Select Applications from the list on the left side, locate all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternatively, you can right-click on the program and select Move to Trash.
3. Right-click on the trash icon in your dock and press Empty Trash.

Step 2. Uninstall ZulaGames from browsers

• a) Delete ZulaGames from Internet Explorer
• b) Change Internet Explorer homepage
• c) Reset Internet Explorer
• d) Delete ZulaGames from Google Chrome
• e) Change Google Chrome homepage
• f) Reset Google Chrome
• g) Delete ZulaGames from Mozilla Firefox
• h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage
• i) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• j) Delete ZulaGames from Microsoft Edge
• k) Delete ZulaGames from Safari
• l) Delete Safari history and Cache

a) Delete ZulaGames from Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Manage add-ons -> Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find and delete all unwanted extensions.
5. Close the window.

b) Change Internet Explorer homepage

1. Launch Internet Explorer
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Press on Internet Options, delete the homepage URL and type in the one you wish to use.
4. Save changes.

c) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Internet Options -> Advanced tab.
4. Near the bottom, you will see a Reset option. Press that.
5. Check the box that says Delete personal data and press Reset.

d) Delete ZulaGames from Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner.
3. Select More Tools and then Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press on the trash icon to delete them. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you problems, you can disable them temporarily by unchecking the Enabled box.

e) Change Google Chrome homepage

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to On startup and press on Open a specific page or set of pages.
4. Choose either Add a new page or Use current page to change your homepage.
5. Still in Settings, scroll up to Search engine and press Manage search engines.
6. Select the search engine you want to use.

f) Reset Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to Advanced and press on that.
4. Go down to the very bottom and press Reset.
5. Read the warning and press Reset again.

g) Delete ZulaGames from Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner.
3. Select Add-ons and choose the Extensions tab.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and delete them.

h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and select Options.
3. In General, delete the current URL of your homepage and type in the one you want to use.

i) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and choose Help.
3. Choose Troubleshooting Information.
4. Under Give Firefox a tune up, press on Refresh Firefox. In the box that appears, select Refresh Firefox again.

j) Delete ZulaGames from Microsoft Edge

1. Launch Microsoft Edge,
2. Open the More menu by pressing on the three dots at the top right-corner.
3. Choose Settings and press Choose what to clear.
4. Select everything you want to clear and press Clear.
5. Open Task Manager (Ctrl +Alt + Delete -> Task Manager).
6. In Processes, right-click on a Microsoft Edge process.
7. Select End task for all Microsoft Edge processes.

1. Open C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
2. Delete the folders you find there
3. Start -> Search.
4. Search for Windows PowerShell.
5. Right-click on the Windows PowerShell and choose Run as administrator.
6. When Windows PowerShell opens, copy and paste "Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>" without the quotation marks.
7. Press Enter.

k) Delete ZulaGames from Safari

1. Launch Safari.
2. Safari → Preferences.
3. Go to the Extensions tab, find all suspicious extensions and delete them. You can also temporarily disable them if you are unsure about which extension is causing you problems.

l) Delete Safari history and Cache

1. Safari → Clear History. Choose from which time you want to delete the history and press Clear.
2. Safari → Preferences.
3. Select the Advanced tab.
4. Check Show Develop menu in menu bar.
5. Develop → Empty Caches.