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Today’s article is focused on the numerous issues that Qword Browser brings along. If you somehow ended up infected with this malicious thing, you might want to keep on reading. Otherwise, just when you least expect it, Qword Browser will surprise you with some of the many devious tricks this parasite has up its sleeve. Don’t underestimate it, don’t trust it, and most importantly, don’t leave it unattended on your machine! As the name suggests, Qword Browser is a web browser, or at least it’s advertised as one. However, our research team has classified this program as a potentially unwanted adware application that you most certainly don’t need in your life. Keeping it on board is one unwarranted risk. Even a quick glance at this parasite’s official website reveals what you probably already expected – the search engine provided doesn’t work. Qword Browser is a typical adware virus so it doesn’t deviate from the common adware pattern. Working through its malicious browser extension, this nuisance of a program bombards your PC screen with commercials, constantly forces malware on you, modifies your very own browser settings without your permission and to top it all (as if this whole mess of problems needed to be topped off), it spies on your personal data. It seems to be quite obvious that Qword Browser’s presence is light years away from being even remotely beneficial for you. It’s only beneficial for hackers. Being an ad-supported parasite, this program was designed to generate web traffic in order to help its developers gain profit. However, when it comes to money, hackers are willing to try any trick and maneuver possible. That means Qword Browser puts you in an extremely vulnerable position and as long as the virus is still present on your PC system, your machine, cyber security and privacy will remain in danger. Need any more reason to deal with this pest?

 

How did I get infected with?

Thanks to the miracle of bundled freeware, millions of PC users manage to save time and energy by installing entire packages of programs at once. However, also thanks to freeware bundles, hackers manage to spread their dangerous creations on the Web a lot more easily than before. Usually, the program packages offered by illegitimate websites include at least one highly undesirable malicious parasite as a bonus. Needless to say this bonus will cause you a headache later on. In order to avoid parasite infiltration, all you have to do is be attentive and cautious when installing software. It’s just as easy as it sounds and yet, many PC users fall victims to this cheap trickery and effectively corrupt their own machines. Don’t rush the installation process because it may seem like you’re saving time right now but you will surely lose much more trying to uninstall a virus that already got downloaded. Opting for the Advanced/Custom option in the Setup Wizard will allow to keep an eye on the software you’re downloading and you will be able to check thoroughly the entire bundle. This way you could spot and deselect the sneaky “bonuses” on time instead of having to delete them. Also, we’d recommend you to stay away from unverified pages and their questionable freeware/shareware bundles. Remember, your own cyber safety depends on your own actions.

Why are these ads dangerous?

First and foremost, Qword Browser doesn’t work the way it was supposed to. Instead of enhancing your Internet experience, this thing does the exact opposite and tirelessly harasses you till the very moment it gets deleted. As we mentioned, the search engine itself doesn’t work but that’s just the first of many shenanigans Qword Browser has prepared for you. Trust us on this one, you don’t want to personally experience all of them. After successful installation, Qword Browser adds a browser extension to Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. There you go. From this moment on, the advertisements this pest generates will cover every single website you attempt to visit and the only way to get rid of them is by tackling the virus first. It will not take you long to realize how incredibly intrusive and annoying those ads so it’s only a matter of time to put your nerves to the test too. Qword Browser’s massive piles of commercials include pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, interstitials, video ads, hyperlinks and so on. Long story short, the excessive amount of ads is enough to make you dizzy. Make sure you stay away from all web links because if you’re unlucky enough, you could easily end up on some compromised website filled with malware. Another option is to trust some bogus product offer and, ultimately, lose your money. The parasite also modifies your browser settings even further and starts redirecting you towards its highly unreliable search engine. Also, according to the official website, Qword Browser “MAY” collect personal information such as websites viewed, websites visited, search queries, etc. Only in this case “may” means “will”. Hackers use a huge range of dubious monetizing methods and they will definitely find a way to make money out of your private and probably sensitive data. Your information will most likely be sold to some troublesome third parties but whichever method crooks choose, it goes without saying that it will not be beneficial for you. The device itself will be slowed down considerably too so  Qword Browser leaves you no other option but to uninstall it. To help you delete the parasite manually, we have prepared a detailed removal guide down below.

How Can I Remove Qword Browser Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Qword Browser infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall Qword Browser from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Qword Browser from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Qword Browser from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Qword Browser from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Qword Browser program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Qword Browser from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Qword Browser Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.