Zaxar Games Virus - How to remove

There is a dilemma whether to call Zaxar Games browser hijacker or adware because this infection has some features that are common both to types of viruses. However, we decided to categorize it as a browser hijacker since it might completely take over your web browser.

It is not the most lethal virus, but it’s definitely an annoying one. It will flood your web browser with ads, redirect you to other various websites, change the way you browse the Internet, leak your personal data to third parties and so on.

It goes without saying, that you need to eliminate such unwanted programs from your computer. In this article, we are going to provide you with all the information that is needed to successfully remove Zaxar Games from your system and make sure to prevent infections like this one in the future, so please stick with us. Also, if you have any questions related to this virus or the removal process, feel free to ask them in the comments section below – we will do our best to answer them all.

Malicious Features of Zaxargames.com

The website is described as a gateway to the world of free flash games that can be played right on your web browser. And that is partially correct – you can play various flash games right on their page. However, alongside come a lot of not so good features that you should be aware of. Also, it offers something similar to a unique social network/dating website. By the way, this website is only available in Russian, so obviously, most of the audience and victims are from Russia and Ukraine.

First of all, there is a reason why this website receives a lot of direct web traffic. Overall traffic to this website is constantly growing and over 67% of those are direct, meaning users get to the website directly. This can be explained in two different ways – either users are typing in the web address directly to the URL field, or they just get directed to the website automatically. The second explanation is much more reasonable. This unwanted tool hijacks the web browser on the infected computer and sets www.krakragames.com to be homepage/new tab page. That means you will be visiting this website on a daily basis.

Zaxargames.com infection operates as a browser add-on, and unfortunately, it can be added to all most common web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or even Safari.

We have examined various browser hijackers that are similar to this one – iGames Search, GamesZone Search, or Feed.thegamesearcher.com and they all share very similar features. First of all, you can expect to experience a lot of advertisements in all kinds of forms. Some of them might be really excessive. Secondly, it might collect your data and transfer it to third parties. This is extremely dangerous because it could allow other malicious programs to find a way into your computer. That being said, you should eliminate this infection as soon as possible.

How To Eliminate ZaxarGames.com

You are probably wondering how to get rid of this unwanted tool. Well, there are a couple of different ways to do that – you can remove it manually, or do it automatically. In case you have no previous experience in removing computer viruses and browser hijackers, we suggest doing it automatically – it’s much easier and less time-consuming.

So all it takes to remove ZaxarGames.com is to download Spyhunter and scan your computer with it. This anti-malware program will automatically detect and remove all files related to this ZaxarGames virus. Also, we suggest keeping this AM installed on your system because it will protect it from similar threats in the future.

However, if you have no interest in downloading additional anti-malware tool, you can perform manual removal. Instructions on how to do that can be found below this article.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Zaxar Games Virus Manual Removal

How to remove ZaxarGames.com using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Zaxar Games Virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to ZaxarGames.com . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Zaxar Games Virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove ZaxarGames.com from macOS

Delete Zaxar Games Virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the ZaxarGames.com app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Zaxar Games Virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Zaxar Games Virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Zaxar Games Virus from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Zaxar Games Virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to ZaxarGames.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Zaxar Games Virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Zaxar Games Virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Zaxar Games Virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall ZaxarGames.com and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Zaxar Games Virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.