How to remove #1 Game pop-up ads [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

It is important, don’t use #1 Game site and do not click on advertisements placed on it, as they can lead you to a more harmful or misleading web pages. The best option is to use the step by step tutorial posted below to clean your PC system of adware and thereby delete #1 Game pop up ads.

Remove #1 Game pop up advertisements

Most often adware requires more than a simple uninstall with the help of MS Windows Control panel in order to be fully removed. For that reason, our team developed several removal ways which we’ve summarized in a detailed guide. Therefore, if you’ve the undesired #1 Game popup ads on your PC and are currently trying to have it removed then feel free to follow the few simple steps below in order to resolve your problem. Some of the steps will require you to restart your personal computer or exit the site. So, read this guide carefully, then bookmark or print it for later reference.

How to manually remove #1 Game

The guide will help you delete #1 Game redirect. These #1 Game removal steps work for the Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, FF and MS Edge, as well as every version of MS Windows operating system.

Removing the #1 Game, check the list of installed applications first

Some PUPs, browser hijacking applications and adware can be removed by uninstalling the free software they came with. If this way does not succeed, then looking them up in the list of installed programs in Windows Control Panel. Use the “Uninstall” command in order to get rid of them.

It will show the Windows Control Panel as shown on the screen below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It will display a list of all programs installed on your personal computer. Scroll through the all list, and remove any suspicious and unknown programs. To quickly find the latest installed software, we recommend sort applications by date in the Control panel.

Disinfect the web browser’s shortcuts to remove #1 Game redirect

Unfortunately, the adware can also hijack Windows shortcuts (mostly, your web browsers shortcuts), so that the #1 Game ad web-page will be opened when you launch the Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and MS Edge or another browser.

To clear the web browser shortcut, right-click to it and select Properties. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text such as “http://site.address” that has been added here. You need to delete it.

When the text is removed, click the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your web-browsers, as they may be infected too.

Remove #1 Game popups from IE

If you find that Microsoft Internet Explorer web-browser settings like home page, new tab and default search provider having been replaced by ad-supported software which designed to reroute your web-browser to various ad sites such as #1 Game, then you may restore your settings, via the reset internet browser procedure.

First, launch the Internet Explorer, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will display the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the browser, then click the “Internet Options” as shown below.

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” prompt. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, press the “Reset” button like below.

When the task is complete, click “Close” button. Close the Microsoft Internet Explorer and restart your computer for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your browser’s new tab, start page and search provider by default to default state.

Remove #1 Game pop up advertisements from Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings is a simple way to remove the ad-supported software, harmful and adware extensions, as well as to restore the internet browser’s startpage, newtab and search provider by default that have been modified by adware which created to redirect your web-browser to various ad web pages such as #1 Game.

First launch the Google Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will show the main menu. Further, click the option named “Settings”. Another way to show the Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the browser adress bar and press Enter.

The browser will display the settings screen. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset settings” section is visible, as on the image below and click the “Reset settings” button.

The Chrome will show the confirmation prompt. You need to confirm your action, press the “Reset” button. The web-browser will start the procedure of cleaning. After it’s complete, the web browser’s settings including startpage, new tab and search engine by default back to the values that have been when the Chrome was first installed on your PC system.

Get rid of #1 Game pop up ads from FF

If the FF settings like start page, new tab page and default search provider have been replaced by the ad-supported software, then resetting it to the default state can help.

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 on the screen below.

A small menu will appear, press the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, press “Refresh Firefox” button as shown on the screen below.

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

Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the adware can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you open your computer, it will display #1 Game intrusive web-page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all harmful tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ software.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard at the same time. It will open a prompt that titled with 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 shown in the figure below.

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

Further press on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown on the image below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ program. Once is done, close the Task Scheduler window.

Use free malware removal utilities to completely get rid of #1 Game ads

In order to completely remove #1 Game, you not only need to remove ad-supported software from your machine, but also delete all its components in your system including Windows registry entries. We suggest to download and use free removal tools to automatically free your computer of ad-supported software that causes internet browsers to open undesired #1 Game popup ads.

Use Zemana Anti-malware to remove #1 Game pop-ups

Zemana Anti-malware highly recommended, because it can detect security threats such adware and adwares which most ‘classic’ antivirus software fail to pick up on. Moreover, if you have any #1 Game pop up advertisements removal problems which cannot be fixed by this tool automatically, then Zemana Anti-malware provides 24X7 online assistance from the highly experienced support staff.

Now you can setup and use Zemana Anti-Malware to remove #1 Game pop-up ads from your browser by following the steps below:

Click the link below to download Zemana Anti-Malware setup file called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup on your PC.

Start the setup file after it has been downloaded successfully and then follow the prompts to setup this utility on your PC.

During installation you can change certain settings, but we recommend you don’t make any changes to default settings.

When installation is finished, this malicious software removal utility will automatically launch and update itself. You will see its main window like below.

Now click the “Scan” button It will scan through the whole PC for the adware that causes a large amount of intrusive #1 Game advertisements. This task can take quite a while, so please be patient. During the scan it will detect all threats exist on your computer.

Once the scan get finished, it’ll show a screen that contains a list of malicious software that has been detected. Review the results once the utility has done the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply click “Next” button.

The Zemana AntiMalware will remove ‘ad supported’ software that causes multiple annoying advertisements and pop ups. Once finished, you can be prompted to restart your system to make the change take effect.

Scan and clean your system of adware with Malwarebytes

Manual #1 Game pop up ads removal requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the adware can be not completely removed. We suggest that use the Malwarebytes Free that are completely free your computer of adware. Moreover, the free program will allow you to remove malicious software, potentially unwanted applications, hijacker infections and toolbars that your computer can be infected too.

1. Download Malwarebytes (MBAM) from the link below.
   
   

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2. Once the downloading process is finished, close all programs and windows on your PC. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. Further, press Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once setup is done, click the “Scan Now” button for checking your system for the ad supported software that causes annoying #1 Game pop up ads. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your computer and the speed of your system. When a threat is detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly.
5. After the scan get completed, a list of all threats detected is produced. You may move items to Quarantine (all selected by default) by simply click “Quarantine Selected”. Once disinfection is finished, you can be prompted to reboot your computer.

The following video offers a tutorial on how to remove hijackers, adware and other malicious software with Malwarebytes.

Get rid of #1 Game advertisements from web-browsers with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a free portable program that scans your personal computer for adware which causes undesired #1 Game ads, potentially unwanted programs and browser hijacker infections and helps remove them easily. Moreover, it will also allow you remove any harmful internet browser extensions and add-ons.

Download AdwCleaner utility by clicking on the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

Once the downloading process is done, open the folder in which you saved it and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will start the AdwCleaner utility and you will see a screen as shown below. If the User Account Control prompt will ask you want to open the program, click Yes button to continue.

Next, click “Scan” . This will start scanning the whole system to find out ad-supported software that causes web-browsers to show undesired #1 Game advertisements. While the utility is checking, you may see count of objects it has identified either as being malicious software.

When that process is complete is done, you can check all threats found on your computer as shown on the image below.

You may move items to Quarantine (all selected by default) by simply press “Clean” button. It will open a prompt. Click “OK” button. The AdwCleaner will remove ‘ad supported’ software which reroutes your web browser to undesired #1 Game web-page and add items to the Quarantine. Once finished, the utility may ask you to reboot your computer. After restart, the AdwCleaner will display the log file.

All the above steps are shown in detail in the following video instructions.

Run AdBlocker to stop #1 Game pop-up ads and stay safe online

It is also critical to protect your internet browsers from harmful web-pages and ads by using an ad-blocking application such as AdGuard. Security experts says that it’ll greatly reduce the risk of malware, and potentially save lots of money. Additionally, the AdGuard can also protect your privacy by blocking almost all trackers.

Download AdGuard program from the following link.

When the download is complete, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown in the figure below.

Follow the prompts. When the installation is finished, you will see a window as shown on the image below.

You can press “Skip” to close the setup program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will allow you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will run automatically and block popups, #1 Game pop-up ads, as well as other malicious or misleading web-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, which is located on your desktop.

How can you prevent your PC from the attack of #1 Game pop up ads

The adware spreads bundled with various free programs, as a supplement, which is installed automatically. This is certainly not an honest way to get installed onto your PC system. To avoid infecting of your computer and side effects in the form of undesired #1 Game advertisements, you should always carefully read the Terms of Use and the Software license. Additionally, always select Manual, Custom or Advanced installation mode. This allows you to disable the installation of unnecessary and often harmful software. Even if you uninstall the free programs from your computer, this adware will not be fully removed. This means that you should manually remove ad supported software that causes multiple unwanted ads and pop-ups by follow the steps above.

Finish words

Now your system should be free of the adware which redirects your internet browser to undesired #1 Game web site. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up ads and intrusive harmful web pages) and Zemana Anti-malware (to periodically scan your personal computer for new browser hijacker infections, malicious software and ad-supported software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove #1 Game redirect from the Chrome, Firefox, Edge and IE, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.