Remove QkSee Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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According to this program’s official website, QkSee is a modern image engine. It should allow you to “view all types of pictures on your PC, display all pictures in a folder as a slide show, reorient them in 90° increments, print them directly or via an online print service, send them in e-mail or burn them to a disc”. The problem is, this sounds way too good to be true. And, logically, it’s a lie. You should know better than to believe hackers’ empty promises because QkSee brings upon you nothing but trouble. Classified as an irritating adware-type infection as well as a PUP (potentially unwanted program), this thing is malicious. It exists for one simple reason and it has absolutely nothing to do with your browsing experience. On the other hand, it has quite a lot to do with money. Adware is commonly used to generate web traffic towards unknown, unreliable websites thus helping hackers gain revenue. Thanks to the pay-per-click mechanism and some other equally questionable monetizing techniques online, cyber criminals manage to make decent money out of harassing you. Being classical adware, QkSee doesn’t deviate from the rules. Once this pest gets installed (with or without your permission), it immediately adds a browser extension. Now, this extension causes the immense amount of web links that you see every single time you surf the Web. Pop-up ads, pop-under ads, banner ads, interstitial ads, video ads, etc. – QkSee offers a great variety of commercials. What they all have in common, though, is the fact they are potentially corrupted. As we mentioned, the sole idea behind adware is to boost web traffic which has nothing do to with your safety. The parasite doesn’t discriminate between safe and unsafe advertisements so it generates both kinds. Obviously, you don’t want to click a corrupted ad as this would automatically create an even bigger headache. A malicious ad leads to a malicious website which might be absolutely infested with parasites. Does that idea make you feel secure? QkSee effectively disturbs your browsing activities by forcing you to deal with pop-ups on a daily basis. What you have probably noticed already is that the QkSee commercials are incredibly stubborn, hard to remove and very, very annoying. At the least, you will end up wasting your time while generating views for hackers. In addition, the virus poses a direct threat for your privacy. Yes, as if the never-ending pile of pop-ups wasn’t enough, QkSee also collects personal information. This trickery mainly involves passwords, usernames, browsing history, etc. but, if you’re particularly unlucky, the parasite may steal financial data as well. We assume that you don’t insist on sharing your bank account information with cyber criminals. Is that so? More often than not, hackers sell the private data they collect to questionable third parties with questionable intentions. There is simply no scenario is which QkSee doesn’t put you in danger. Therefore, why would you hesitate?

How did I get infected with?

The QkSee infection is certainly not original when it comes to infiltration methods. This pest usually travels the Web bundled with other programs so it doesn’t need your consent to get installed. All you have to do is download some illegitimate software off of the Internet without paying attention, and voila. You have a parasite on board. Or a whole bunch or parasites. Make sure you avoid unverified websites and the unverified freeware or shareware bundles there. A single moment of haste is more than enough for you to accidentally infect your own machine with various viruses. However, adware is not the most harmful thing out there. It’s actually considered to be the least dangerous type of virtual infection. That means you could end up infected with some much more troublesome parasites such as Trojans, ransomware programs, etc. Are you willing to risk it? Opt for the Custom option in advance when you install software and keep an eye on the programs that you give green light to. Remember that it’s a lot easier to prevent virus infiltration right now than to delete a parasite later on.

Why are these ads dangerous?

As mentioned above, adware-type infections are relatively easy to handle. Obviously, that doesn’t mean they are even remotely safe. The more time QkSee spends on board, the more problematic it becomes. Once its installation is complete, this pest adds a browser extension which is perfectly compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. As you can clearly see, this parasite practically demolishes your entire browsing experience because you can no longer trust any web link you see. Your browsers are no longer reliable. Make sure you avoid all questionable coupons, discounts, deals, price comparisons, etc. brought to you by the virus because they are all sponsored. Hackers are aiming for their illegitimate revenue and your safety is out of the picture. Furthermore, QkSee might even use the personal data it collects in order to adjust the ads and make them more appealing to you. It’s key for your further security to restrain yourself from clicking any seemingly harmless ad, attractive commercial or even software update. Your machine has been infected with a tricky parasite so the most reasonable thing to do right now is to take action. To delete the QkSee virus manually, please follow the detailed removal guide that you will find down below.

How Can I Remove QkSee Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the QkSee 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 QkSee from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete QkSee from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove QkSee from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall QkSee from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the QkSee 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 QkSee 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 QkSee 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.