How to Remove "Ads by QGNA.EXE" virus in 5 minutes? Use this Manual Removal Guide

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Be careful! Full path on computer: %PROGRAM FILES%\QGNA\QGNA.EXE

QGNA.EXE is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).
What is PUP?
PUP is crapware. QGNA.EXE 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.

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

How QGNA.EXE got on my computer?

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

How to remove QGNA.EXE?

Step-by-step Guide for manual removal of QGNA.EXE:

  1. Uninstall QGNA.EXE using Windows uninstallation applet (use Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall Program or Apps & features).
  2. Open Task Manager to kill all "QGNA.EXE" related processes.
  3. Use Windows search to find and remove "QGNA.EXE" files and folders.
  4. Run services.msc to disable a "QGNA.EXE" Windows service.
  5. Execute taskschd.msc to get rid of "QGNA.EXE" scheduled tasks.
  6. Open regedit.exe and delete QGNA.EXE registry keys and values.
  7. Check your shortcuts on your desktop and in the Start menu for QGNA.EXE presence. Fix infected shortcuts.
  8. Remove a virus from Google Chrome.
  9. Remove a virus from Internet Explorer.
  10. Remove a virus from Mozilla Firefox.
  11. Clean your Recycle bin and temporary files.

File Size: 601928
Product: QGNA
Purpose: GameNet Application
Version: 1,1,296,78192cc8a4e5f1cf4d7631962651b71ef0125725

Antivirus testing: 13 / 68
Dangerous Status: Potentially unwanted
Malware Aliases: Gen:Variant.Strictor.79481 W32.HfsAdware Trojan.Malware.Obscu.Gen.002 Gen:Variant.Strictor.79481 Gen:Variant.Strictor.79481

File Information QGNA.EXE:

MD5 = 2CC4CF7DD9A8FFE83BE804DA7BF67EDC

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