REMOVE "QUICK SEARCH TOOL" virus MANUALLY! (Simple Removal Guide)

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What is QUICK SEARCH TOOL?

QUICK SEARCH TOOL is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).

QUICK SEARCH TOOL detected as PUP.AD.SEARCH.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
QUICK SEARCH TOOL have several types of unwanted behaviour:

  1. Displaying popup ads.
  2. Hijacking your browser.
  3. Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
  4. Inserting ads to the web pages.
 

QUICK SEARCH TOOL can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
QUICK SEARCH TOOL is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for QUICK SEARCH TOOL in the Control Panel.
Sometimes QUICK SEARCH TOOL uninstaller does not work.

 

How QUICK SEARCH TOOL got on your computer?

Usually you got QUICK SEARCH TOOL with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since QUICK SEARCH TOOL manufacturer pays software developers for distributing QUICK SEARCH TOOL within their applications, QUICK SEARCH TOOL is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one QUICK SEARCH TOOL problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.

You have 2 ways to remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL:

You have 2 ways

Remove it automatically1. Remove Automatically.
Remove it manually2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

  1. You know only one virus name: "QUICK SEARCH TOOL", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
    The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
  2. UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
  3. UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
  4. UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
  5. UnHackMe is fully free for 30-days!

Here’s how to remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see QUICK SEARCH TOOL or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to QUICK SEARCH TOOL in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL virus from running processes

Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL virus from Windows services

Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains QUICK SEARCH TOOL in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL from scheduled task list.

Delete any task related to QUICK SEARCH TOOL. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from QUICK SEARCH TOOL virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL virus from Windows registry

Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains QUICK SEARCH TOOL.

STEP 7: Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL from Google Chrome.
Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL Virus from Chrome Extensions

STEP 8: Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove QUICK SEARCH TOOL from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.

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