How to remove Play.leadzupc.com pop-up ads [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The ad supported software is the part of the software that is used as an online promotional tool. It is created with the sole purpose to open dozens of popup ads, and thus to promote the goods and services in an open web-browser window. So, the Play.leadzupc.com is just one of the many web-sites of the so-called ‘ad’ type. It is designed to fill the web browser’s constant stream of ads, or reroute the browser to not expected and intrusive advertising sites.

Most often, the adware affects the most common web-browsers such as the Google Chrome, Firefox, MS Edge and Internet Explorer. But such the malicious software as well may infect another browsers by changing its shortcuts (adding an argument such as ‘http://site.address’ into Target field of a web-browser’s shortcut). So every time you run the internet browser, it will redirect to the unwanted Play.leadzupc.com page. Even if you setup a new startpage, an undesired web-site will be the first thing you see when you start the Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.

We strongly advise that you perform the step by step tutorial below that will assist you to delete Play.leadzupc.com ads using the standard features of Windows and some proven free applications.

Remove Play.leadzupc.com redirect

In the instructions below we will have a look at the ‘ad supported’ software and how to remove Play.leadzupc.com from Chrome, FF, Internet Explorer and Edge browsers for Microsoft Windows OS, natively or by using a few free removal tools. Some of the steps will require you to reboot your PC or close the site. So, read this tutorial carefully, then bookmark or print it for later reference.

Manual Play.leadzupc.com redirect removal

These steps to delete Play.leadzupc.com pop up advertisements without any programs are presented below. Be sure to carry out the step-by-step instructions completely to fully remove this ‘ad supported’ software that causes unwanted Play.leadzupc.com popup advertisements.

Delete adware through the Windows Control Panel

It’s of primary importance to first identify and remove all potentially unwanted applications, adware applications and browser hijackers through ‘Add/Remove Programs’ (Windows XP) or ‘Uninstall a program’ (Windows 10, 8, 7) section of your MS Windows Control Panel.

Press Windows button , then press Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then press “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It will show the Windows Control Panel as displayed on the screen below.

Further, click “Uninstall a program”
It will display a list of all applications installed on your PC system. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown software.

Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the ad supported software can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you run your PC, it will display Play.leadzupc.com intrusive web-site. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all harmful tasks that have been created by adware.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard at the same time. It will open a prompt that titled as Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as displayed in the following example.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be display just below automatically. Next, press the Actions tab. Necessary to look at the text which is written under Details. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address” or “firefox.exe http://site.address”, then you need remove this task. If you are not sure that executes the task, then google it. If it is a component of the malicious software, then this task also should be removed.

Further press on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as displayed in the following example.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by malicious programs. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.

Fix internet browser shortcuts, changed by adware

After installed, this ‘ad supported’ software may add an argument such as “http://site.address” into the Target property of the desktop shortcut for the Google Chrome, FF, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Due to this, every time you open the web-browser, it will open an intrusive ad web-page.

Right click to a desktop shortcut for your internet browser. Choose the “Properties” option. It will open the Properties window. Select the “Shortcut” tab here, after that, look at the “Target” field. The ‘ad supported’ software can change it. If you are seeing something similar to “…exe http://site.address” then you need to remove “http…” and leave only, depending on the browser you are using:

• Google Chrome: chrome.exe
• Opera: opera.exe
• Firefox: firefox.exe
• Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

Look at the example as displayed below.

Once is complete, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Please repeat this step for browser shortcuts which redirects to an undesired web-sites. When you have completed, go to next step.

Remove Play.leadzupc.com from FF by resetting web-browser settings

If your Firefox internet browser is rerouted to Play.leadzupc.com without your permission or an unknown search provider opens results for your search, then it may be time to perform the web-browser reset.

Press the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and click the blue Help icon located at the bottom of the drop down menu as shown in the figure below.

A small menu will appear, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, click “Refresh Firefox” button as displayed in the following example.

Follow the onscreen procedure to revert back your Mozilla Firefox browser settings to its original state.

Remove Play.leadzupc.com redirect from Chrome

Run the Reset browser utility of the Google Chrome to reset all its settings such as newtab, home page and search provider by default to original defaults. This is a very useful tool to use, in the case of browser redirects to unwanted ad web-pages such as Play.leadzupc.com.

1. First start the Google Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will open the Chrome main menu. Select “Settings” option.
3. You will see the Google Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and press “Show advanced settings” link.
4. Scroll down again and press the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Chrome will open the reset profile settings page as shown on the image above.
6. Next press the “Reset” button.
7. Once this task is done, your browser’s start page, newtab and default search provider will be restored to their original defaults.
8. To learn more, read the blog post How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Remove Play.leadzupc.com pop-ups from Microsoft Internet Explorer

The Microsoft Internet Explorer reset is great if your browser is hijacked or you have unwanted addo-ons or toolbars on your internet browser, that installed by an malware.

First, launch the Microsoft Internet Explorer. Next, click the button in the form of gear (). It will open the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as shown on the image below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as displayed below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

How to remove Play.leadzupc.com popup ads with freeware

Use malware removal utilities to remove Play.leadzupc.com pop-up advertisements automatically. The freeware utilities specially designed for hijackers, adware and other potentially unwanted applications removal. These tools may remove most of ad-supported software from Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Edge. Moreover, it can remove all components of adware from Windows registry and system drives.

Scan and free your internet browser of Play.leadzupc.com redirect with Zemana Anti-malware

We recommend using the Zemana Anti-malware which are completely clean your computer of the adware. The tool is an advanced malicious software removal program created by (c) Zemana lab. It is able to help you remove PUPs, hijacker infections, malware, toolbars, ransomware and adware which cause unwanted Play.leadzupc.com pop up advertisements to appear.

Download Zemana AntiMalware from the following link. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.

When the downloading process is done, close all software and windows on your PC. Double-click the install file named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown on the screen below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” which will help you install Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) on your PC. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.

Once install is done successfully, Zemana AntiMalware will automatically start and you can see its main screen like below.

Now click the “Scan” button .Zemana Free program will scan through the whole computer for the ‘ad supported’ software that causes multiple undesired ads and pop-ups. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient. While the Zemana Anti-Malware is scanning, you can see number of objects it has identified either as being malicious software.

After Zemana Free has completed scanning your PC system, you can check all items detected on your machine. Review the report and then click “Next” button. The Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) will start to remove adware that cause unwanted Play.leadzupc.com pop ups to appear. When the process is finished, you may be prompted to reboot the computer.

How to remove Play.leadzupc.com with Malwarebytes

We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free. You may download and install Malwarebytes to detect ad-supported software and thereby get rid of Play.leadzupc.com ads from your web browsers. When installed and updated, the free malware remover will automatically scan and detect all threats present on the computer.

Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware on your Windows Desktop by clicking on the following link.

After the downloading process is finished, close all windows on your system. Further, launch the file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown in the following example, click the “Yes” button.

It will show the “Setup wizard” that will allow you setup MalwareBytes on the PC system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once setup is finished successfully, click Finish button. Then MalwareBytes will automatically start and you can see its main window as displayed on the image below.

Next, click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the ad-supported software which made to redirect your internet browser to various ad web-pages such as Play.leadzupc.com. A system scan may take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your PC. While the MalwareBytes Free is checking, you may see count of objects it has identified either as being malicious software.

After the system scan is finished, a list of all threats found is produced. Next, you need to press “Quarantine Selected” button.

The MalwareBytes will begin to delete adware that cause undesired Play.leadzupc.com ads to appear. Once disinfection is finished, you can be prompted to reboot your computer. We suggest you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the MalwareBytes to remove browser hijackers, adware and other malicious software.

Double-check for potentially unwanted applications with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a free removal tool that can be downloaded and use to remove adware which designed to reroute your web-browser to various ad pages such as Play.leadzupc.com, hijackers, malicious software, PUPs, toolbars and other threats from your system. You can run this tool to find threats even if you have an antivirus or any other security application.

Download AdwCleaner from the following link and save it directly to your MS Windows Desktop.

When the download is finished, open the directory in which you saved it. You will see an icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. After the utility is launched, you will see a screen as displayed on the image below.

Further, press “Scan” button .AdwCleaner program will scan through the whole system for the ad-supported software which causes unwanted Play.leadzupc.com pop-up ads. This process may take some time, so please be patient. After the scan get finished, AdwCleaner will display a list of detected threats as displayed below.

When you are ready, click “Clean” button. It will show a dialog box as displayed in the figure below.

You need to click “OK”. After the procedure is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your personal computer. When your computer is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

These steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

How to block Play.leadzupc.com popup ads

Running an ad-blocker program like AdGuard is an effective way to alleviate the risks. Additionally, ad blocker software will also protect you from harmful advertisements and sites, and, of course, block redirection chain to Play.leadzupc.com and similar pages.

Installing the AdGuard ad blocking program is simple. First you’ll need to download AdGuard from the following link. Save it on your Windows desktop.

After the download is done, double-click the downloaded file to launch it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as displayed in the figure below.

Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick tutorial as displayed on the image below.

Click “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick instructions that will help you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you launch your machine, AdGuard will start automatically and stop pop ups, sites such Play.leadzupc.com, as well as other malicious or misleading sites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.

How to prevent Play.leadzupc.com popup advertisements from getting inside your PC

The adware spreads with a simple but quite effective way. It is integrated into the installer of various free applications. Thus on the process of installation, it will be installed onto your computer. In order to avoid adware, you just need to follow a few simple rules: carefully read the Terms of Use and the license, select only a Manual, Custom or Advanced installation mode, which enables you to make sure that the program you want to install, thereby protect your computer from the ad supported software which causes unwanted Play.leadzupc.com advertisements.

Finish words

Once you’ve done the guide outlined above, your computer should be clean from adware which cause annoying Play.leadzupc.com popup ads to appear and other malicious software. The Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and MS Edge will no longer reroute you to various annoying web pages similar to Play.leadzupc.com. Unfortunately, if the steps does not help you, then you have caught a new ad supported software, and then the best way – ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.