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Title: Internet search engine help!
Post by: Rana on September 10, 2017, 19:45:29 PM

Hi has anyone heard of vidsquare search engine? It's on my laptop and have no idea how it got there. I want to remove it but tried everything. When i click google, vidsquare pops up instead :-\ grateful for any advice.

Title: Re: Internet search engine help!
Post by: BernieTeyze on September 10, 2017, 19:55:08 PM

put google in your search engine, it usually says in small letters do you want google chrome as your search engine, click yes.

go to add/remove programmes, find the name of the other one and delete it.

err thats what I think anyway.. :o

Title: Re: Internet search engine help!
Post by: Rana on September 10, 2017, 20:03:09 PM

Tried that Bernie deleted history also  :(

Title: Re: Internet search engine help!
Post by: KKOB on September 10, 2017, 20:18:03 PM

It's adware.

Try a System Restore. If that doesn't get rid of it, instructions for removal are here.

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/194038-removal-instructions-for-vidsquare/

Title: Re: Internet search engine help!
Post by: Rana on September 10, 2017, 20:31:15 PM

Thanks kkob, hubby is trying that link so hopefully it works.   :)

Title: Re: Internet search engine help!
Post by: Rana on September 10, 2017, 20:47:26 PM

Never worked kkob. How do i get into system restore. Sorry i am an amateur when it comes to these things : :)

Title: Re: Internet search engine help!
Post by: KKOB on September 10, 2017, 20:54:48 PM

Open the Control Panel by clicking Start, and then clicking Control Panel.
Click System and Security, and then click System.
Under the Control Panel Home menu, click System protection. ...
Click System Restore.
Recommended Restore is the default choice.

Plenty more info if you Google 'system restore'

Title: Re: Internet search engine help!
Post by: JohnF on September 10, 2017, 20:55:21 PM

On phone so short post - download malwarebytes and run it, if that doesn't work try https://www.safer-networking.org/dl/

Last resort, email me.

JF

Title: Re: Internet search engine help!
Post by: JohnF on September 10, 2017, 21:24:51 PM

Ok, on lappy to deal with spamming feckwit.

Dont do system restore, you dont have to go that far.  If above doesnt work try:

http://www.virusresearch.org/remove-vidsquare-virus-chrome-firefox/

Or

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-powered-by-vidsquare-advertisements

Its like sh1t on a blanket and doing a full restore may not solve it if the infection happened a while ago and your back up files have it.

Good luck.

JF

Title: Re: Internet search engine help!
Post by: Rana on September 11, 2017, 11:44:54 AM

Those two links didn't work John but hubby tried one called 'Spyhunter' and success, just finished! Thanks anyway for trying to help and to you Bernie and kkob.   :)

Title: Re: Internet search engine help!
Post by: JohnF on September 11, 2017, 12:05:16 PM

Cool.  It's a bit hit and miss sometimes which program will get rid of which ad/malware, but a bit surprised Spybot S&D didn't catch it.  Main thing is you're sorted though.

JF