Bothered by PC Helper? - How to Remove PC Helper Program?

PC Helper is delivering ads on browsers.

There is an increasing number of computer users becoming the victims of PC Helper. They repeatedly get loads of ads as well as re-directions when opening a new tab or click on a link. They can't help asking: what in the world is PC Helper?

PC Helper keeps bothering you with troubles.

♠  It will shrink the performance of browser and system.

♠ When browsing the Internet, you will encounter more unwanted redirects, ads and pop-ups.

♠ The main browser setting are controlled by PC Helper, homepage and search engine acting weird.

4. Via tracking cookies added on your system, remote hackers can easily collect your browsing cookies including passwords, browsing history, account log-in details.

♠ The vulnerable system will be under the attack by additional junk programs like adware, browser hijacker, ransomware and rogueware since backdoor is opened for them.


PC Helper is known as an aggressive adware, specifically created to plant pop-ups, banners, coupons and others advertising boxes on your current browsing webpage. The following famous browsers are certainly on the list of its hunting: Internet Explorer, Bing, Opera, Firefox, Chrome, Yahoo, Safari and others. Just after sneaking on your PC as a bundled component being part of your wanted freeware downloading, it autonomously attaches itself to the target browser by pretending to be an extension, a plug-in or an add-on. Thus, it ensures ads by PC Helper can pop up spontaneously as long as the browser is started. As a result, you have no option but to deal with the constant popping-up advertisements from PC Helper.

How to Remove PC Helper Program?

Lesson 1: Remove PC Helper Manually from Your Computer

Before the removal: you need to go to end the running processes related to PC Helper in the task manager: click Ctrl+Alt+Del together to get the task manager; search for the suspicious or unfamiliar processes to end. ( in case you will encounter the claiming that PC Helper is running and you can't uninstall it.)

( considerate tip: manual removal requires expertise and consumes a lot of time. If you mean to make the PC Helper removal simple and easy, you may consider downloading and installing the official version SpyHunter to get rid of PC Helper. Just want to make sure you know you have a perfect choice.)

1. remove PC Helper from the control panel

• Click Start and then choose Control Panel.
• Click Programs> Uninstall a program or Program and Features(for Windows 7,8, Vista)

• search for the unwanted or unknown programs; right click it and then choose Uninstall.

2. Remove PC Helper from the browsers.

2.1 Remove PC Helper add-ons from Internet Explorer

• Open Internet Explorer then go to Tools menu (press “F10″ key once to active menu bar) and then click on Internet Option a configuration page will be opened
• Click on Programs tab then click on Manage Add-ons, now you’ll get a window which have listed all the installed add-ons.
• Now disable the PC Helper add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from this list.

2.2 Reset Internet Explorer

• Open Internet Explorer. Click on Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active the menu bar), click on Internet Option. A internet option window will open.
• For IE9, IE10 users may click on Gear icon  . Then click on tools.
• Click on Advanced tab then click on RESET button.
• Now you will get a new popup for confirmation, tick mark on Delete personal setting then click on RESET button on that.
• Now your Internet Explorer has been Restored to default settings.
• Now you will appear a popup stated “complete all the tasks”. After completion click on close button.

2.3 Remove PC Helper unwanted extensions from Google Chrome

• Start Google Chrome, click on options icon  (Located in very top right side of the browser), then click on Tools then, click on Extensions. 
• You will get a configuration page which have listed all the installed extensions, remove PC Helper extension. Also remove all the unknown / unwanted extensions from there. To remove them, click on remove (recycle bin) icon  (as shown on screenshot)

2.4: Reset Google Chrome – Restore to default setting.

• Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon  and then click on settings 
• Scroll down and click on “Show advanced settings…”option, after click on that you’ll appear some more options in bottom of the page. Now scroll down more and click on “Reset Browser setting” option.
• Now, Close all Google Chrome browser’s window and reopen it again.

2.5 Remove PC Helper add-ons from Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox and then go the Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar) click on Add-ons, you’ll get a page click on extensions from the left side pane. now look on right side pane you’ll get all the installed add-ons listed on there. Disable or Remove PC Helper add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from there. 

2.6 Reset Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox and then go the Help menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar)
• Go to Help menu then click on “Troubleshooting information
• You will get a page “Troubleshooting information” page, here you will get “Reset Firefox” option in the right side of the page.
• Click on Reset Firefox option and then follow their instructions to reset firefox.
• Mozilla Firefox should be Restored.

3. To Remove PC Helper from Startup

• Press “window key + R” (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run box then type “MSCONFIG into the run box then click on OK. You’ll get a msconfig window.

• In the msconfig window click on Startup tab, here you’ll get all the startup entries, so look on the list and then do Un-check the entries which is contains PC Helper. Also Un-check all the others entries which you found unwanted. then click on OK to apply all the changes

Approach 2: Remove PC Helper easily and automatically with the removal tool.

(This approach is offered in case you don't know how to remove PC Helper manually.)

1. Download link for Windows XP, Vista, 7&8.

• There are 2 selections offered: click Save or Run to install the program. We recommend you to save it on the desktop if you choose Save for the reason that you can immediately start the free scan by using the desktop icon.
• After downloading, double click the downloaded file and follow the prompts to install the removal tool.

2. In order to install the removal tool, you need to give your permission by clicking Run.

Choose Continue to click to get the Install option

 "I accept the EULA and Privacy Policy" needs to be chosen and then click INSTALL.

Show some patience. It will take a while to finish downloading the files.

Don't lose your opportunity to remove PC Helper. Click Start New Scan/ Scan Computer to take action!

The scan process may cost more than half an hour. You don't have to stare at the scanning screen. You can walk away to have a rest or do something else as you pleased.

You must have waited for a long time for this option 'Fix Threats', you are free to click it to remove PC Helper.

Best Tip Ever

As you can see and feel, PC Helper plays many kinds of roles on your PC: ad-injector, malware-dropper, trouble maker, etc. There is no good reason to keep it, right? Time to remove it and fix your computer. You are free to download and install the powerful removal tool to help you out.

( Kris )