How to Remove Quoteex.exe Virus (Win.QUOTEEX)

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Quoteex.exe is not a system file. It is not essential for your OS. Quite the opposite, Quoteex.exe prevents your computer from operating normally. This parasite is classified as adware. It is a type of ad-generating malware which takes full control of your web browsers. Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Opera, there is no immune browser. The adware adds its malicious extension to them and initiates an aggressive ad bombardment. It is so aggressive that it’s often referred to as a virus. The adware, however, is not a full-fledged virus. It is a nasty program, which is capable of causing serious harm. This parasite uses misleading and aggressive strategies to turn you from a visitor into a customer. It spies on your online activities and uses the collected data to target you with adverts. On paper, if you enter “sneakers” into a search engine, the adware will display ads for sports shoes. In practice, however, it sells access to the data. This intruder acts as an open door to your browser. Anyone can use it to reach you. All sorts of crooks do. They use the adware and its resources to target you with customized advertisements. Do not underestimate these people. They use misleading and false content to lure you into unwanted actions. The Quoteex.exe adware not only jeopardizes your privacy, it is a giant hole in your defense wall. Can you imagine what may happen if you get redirected to an infected website? One click on the wrong advert is all it takes for a virus to be downloaded. Do not put up with this parasite. Remove the Quoteex.exe adware the fists chance you get!

How did I get infected with?

The Quoteex.exe adware invades through trickery. This parasite is a sly trickster that knows how to dupe you to say “Yes.” That is right, you allowed this pest to enter your OS. Not intentionally, of course. The adware is a program. And just like any other program, to enter, it must have your permission. No permission, no admission. It is that simple. Yet, you cannot recall installing it, can you? Well, no one said that the adware must ask openly. It has no need of straightforwardness. The parasite asks in the sneakiest way possible. It steals your approval. The Quoteex.exe adware lurks behind freeware and spam emails. Be very careful what you are giving your permission to. Read the Terms and Conditions/End User License Agreement (EULA), or scan the document with online EULA analyzer. If you spot breaches, abort the installation immediately. Also, if available, always select the Advanced/Custom installation option. The standard process is completely automatic. Once started, you lose control over it. Don’t give into nativity. More often than not, the free apps we download off the web come bundled with malicious extras. Under the advanced installation, you can prevent the extras from installing. Always take the time to do your due diligence!

Why is this dangerous?

The Quoteex.exe adware is extremely intrusive. This parasite injects numerous advertisements on every website you visit. Banners, in-texts, pop-ups, video commercials, browser redirection. You cannot go online without being interrupted. Every time you as much as touch your browser, dozens of pop-ups cover your screen. It seems that this aggressive advertising slows down your computer. Your browser freezes and crashes for no apparent reason. Even your Internet connection is slower than ever. No, you are not imagining these issues. The adware causes them. For every advert you click on, its owners get paid. And so, they have no reason to limit the number of ads the adware forces on you. Unfortunately, the numerous adverts burden your PC. Being exposed to so many adverts also means that there is a good chance of you clicking on a corrupted one. The adware has no security mechanism. It doesn’t verify its adverts. Neither does it check the advertisers behind them. An unverified advert may arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, it will redirect you to scam and potentially infected pages. Spare yourself many future headaches. Protect your privacy and financial stability! Remove the Quoteex.exe adware before it lures you into some online scheme!

How to Remove Quoteex.exe virus

The Quoteex.exe infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Quoteex.exe 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: Track down Quoteex.exe in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Quoteex.exe startup location

STEP 3: Delete Quoteex.exe traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Quoteex.exe in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate Quoteex.exe startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean Quoteex.exe virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean Quoteex.exe traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Quoteex.exe by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by Quoteex.exe

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for Quoteex.exe, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove Quoteex.exe argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove Quoteex.exe Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.