I received an email and the http://quantangtraitim.us.tf site install itself as my home page. Can't remove it!

Question

From what I gather, it is a virus that my anti-virus cannot remove. Does anyone know how to do it?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, you are a victim of what is called "browser hijacking." It is very common for spyware and adware to change a browser's homepage and default search engine. Usually, the goal is to bombard you with ads from their sponsers. To uninstall any changes, you will need to download and install a antispyware software program. I recommend Spybot Search & Destroy. The program is completely free and is very good and restoring homepages and default search engines. You can download it at: http://www.filehippo.com/software/antispyware/

On the same webpage, you will also find other very popular antispyware programs. The free ones include: Lavasoft's Ad Aware, SpywareBlaster and Windows Defender beta 2. All are great products and you can install all of them on the same computer, provided you only scan one at a time.

Once you have downloaded Spybot, you need some instructions on how to use it. There is an excellent guide at:

"How to effectively remove Malware using Spybot Search & Destroy-Part 1 Installation" --written by malwarehelp.org
(http://www.malwarehelp.org/how-to-effectively-remove-malware-spybot1.html)

Good luck. If you have any further questions, just drop me an email.

Answer 2

Download Microsoft Windows Defender from below link. It would definitley get rid of the stuff.

After the full scan and removal - it would ask you about the home page you want to set and you can choose all options to set as default.

It would 100% work.

A good thing about this : its FREE

PS: I hate to scare you with a large answer and some jargons - try the above method and it will sort your problem out. Tell me if it doesnt.