What is Blasteroids

Blasteroids – is an advertising browser extension, created by Acute Angle Solution. It displays banners, pop-ups, targeted videos and hyperlinks. If you click them you mighty download another malicious program or file, that can do harm for your PC. Such programs scan user’s browser activity, and depending on the results of this scan, add-on generates another advertisement, that will interest you.

By the way, Blasteroids scans not only the browser activity, but your personal information, saved cookies and typed data. So in result, your accounts from many websites may be stolen. Over this, it reduces computer performance. It is highly recommended to remove it from PC for your privacy.

How is Blasteroids installed on my PC?

As many adwares, Blasteroids can be installed with or without your knowledge. But mainly, those programs are bundled with free soft ware, which can be downloaded from suspicious websites. Be careful while installing free or share software. Pay attention at every step of installation and try to use Advanced or Custom options. Moreover, it can be installed by you when you install attractive browser add-on. In addition, it can be downloaded by emails attachments.

How to remove Blasteroids?

The most effective method – License Anti-malware programs. They totally delete the threats from the PC. Also you can use manual removal for removing adwares.

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Manual Blasteroids Removal

Windows 7:

1. Click the Start;
2. Click Control Panel;
3. Click Uninstall a program (if computer’s settings Viewed By: Category);
   Click Programs and Features (if computer’s settings Viewed By: Icons);
4. Find programs possibly related to Blasteroids;
5. Click Uninstall;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8:

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search (If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.);
2. Enter control panel in the search box, and then tap or click Control Panel;
3. Under View by:, select Large Icons, and then tap or click Programs and features;
4. Find programs possibly related to Blasteroids;
5. Tap or click the program, and then tap or click Uninstall;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Windows XP:

1. Click Start;
2. Click Control Panel;
3. Double-click Add or Remove Programs;
4. Find programs possibly related to Blasteroids and Click it;
5. Click to Remove;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Google Chrome:

You can skip steps 1-3 point by typing “chrome://settings/” in address bar.

1. Open Google Chrome;
2. Click on Options Icon or press Alt+E, Alt+F;
3. Click Settings;
4. Click Extensions;
5. Find Blasteroids;
6. Click on bin icon to remove extension.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

You can skip steps 1-2 by typing “about:addons” in address bar or pressing Shift+Ctrl+A.

1. Open Mozilla Firefox;
2. Press Alt+T or Click Tools on the top of the browser;
3. Click Add-ons;
4. Click Extensions;
5. Find Blasteroids;
6. Click Disable or Remove.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer;
2. Press Alt+T, or Click on Gear Icon in the right-top corner;
3. Click Manage Add-ons;
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions;
5. Find Blasteroids and Click Disable ;
6. Click More information button;
7. Click Remove

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Conclusion

What we got? An application that annoys, slows computer and puts your privacy in the risk. We recommend you to uninstall Blasteroids as fast as possible.