What is Quick Surf?
Quick Surf is a browser extension that is installed without the user’s consent. Usually it comes bundled with other free programs. Quick Surf is not a virus, but it is unnecessary as a potentially unwanted programs. Quick Surf comes to PC, hijacks your browser and displays the banners, links and more. All this serves to motivate you on pointless purchases. Quick Surf can redirect the user to ad sites, to change the results, change the home page, and more. Quick Surf unsafe and carries a hidden threat to your computer. Quick Surf traffic increases, reduces the performance of your computer and transmits your personal information to third parties. Remove Quick Surf now!
How Quick Surf gets on your PC?
Quick Surf infects a computer without the user’s consent. Usually, it comes with free applications and programs that you can download from popular free sites such as download.com, Softpedia, Freewarefiles, Shareware, Soft32 and many others. These sites tend to create their own download managers that implement a potentially unwanted program. Users are not attentive during installation, so the computer can be infected. Always follow the important rules. Read user agreement. Take your time. Do not press the “Next” button, if you are not sure that the program will not harm your computer. Select advanced installation type. Do not settle for questionable deals and carefully follow the installation process. If Quick Surf has already penetrated to the PC, you can use our instructions to remove it immediately.
How to remove Quick Surf from your computer?
To uninstall Quick Surf remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.
In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Quick Surf in their database. You can try to use them for removing Quick Surf.
Recommended Solution:
Norton is a powerful removal tool. It can remove all instances of newest viruses, similar to Quick Surf – files, folders, registry keys.
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Alternative Solution:
Norton Antivirus – detects files, registry values and folders of viruses that show the same behavior as Quick Surf.
You can try both of these products to remove Quick Surf
Or uninstall Quick Surf manually.
Removing from Control Panel
Windows XP:
- Click Start.
- Control Panel.
- Then click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Quick Surf.
- Click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.
Windows 7/Windows Vista:
- Click Start.
- Then Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a Program.
- Find Quick Surf and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.
Windows 8/Windows 8.1:
- Open the Menu.
- Click Search.
- After that click Apps.
- Then Control Panel.
- Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
- Find Quick Surf, select it and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).
After that remove Quick Surf from your browser.
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Quick Surf.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose Quick Surf.
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Internet Explorer:
- Open IE.
- Push Alt + T.
- Click Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click Disable Quick Surf.
- Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
- Click Remove button.
- If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.
Learn more about removing extensions from IE.
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Written by Rami Douafi