looks like i ve had a browser hijack and my pc has been hit by a warm that sets ur homepage to "http://quicknews.info". Accessing the website, downloads some stuff and basically screws up your PC.
Anyone has any ideas how I can recover (besides a format)?
2007-05-21 05:31:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
This should work for you:
In this lense, we only discuss the basic steps for manual removal of quicknew.info.
Here are the Steps in removing the quicknews.info
1. Disconnect your computer from the Internet.
2. Restart your computer.
3. Open IE browser. Go to Tools>Internet Option>Programs. Click "Reset Web Setting">Yes.
3. Go to Tools>Internet Option, Click Delete files, Delete Cookies, and Clear History.
4. Go to Drive C > Document and Setting > ( the administrator folder). Clean the folders named Cookies, My Recent Document.
5. Under the folder open in #4, go to folder "Local Setting". If you cannot see any local setting, click Search (fond in the toolbar)>All Files and Folders then type Local Setting. Make sure that under the "More Advance Option", found below,the "Search Hidden Files and Folders" is checked before searching.
6. Under Local Setting folder, clean the folder Temp, Temporary Internet Files and History.
7. Delete the IEXPLORER icon found in your Desktop. This logo is different from the original IExplorer Logo. Also Delete the IEXPLORER found in your desktop with EXE function.
8. Restart Your computer. Run Antivirus for more clean up.
Note: If other threats are found and your anti virus is not working, follow the location folder where the threats are. Delete any recognized threat. Make sure to delete the exact name of the threat because you might delete some important components.
You don't have to buy other software to delete quicknews.info. Ignore those advertisers who are trying to give advice.
2007-05-21 05:37:06 · answer #1 · answered by poison_for_food 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-21 05:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-10 12:26:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋