How to Remove QuickSurf Adware - Guide to Completely Get Rid of Ads by QuickSurf

Many users to remove QuickSurf permanently:

QuickSurf is a pesky adware which installs in the target PC without seeking for any approval. You should always bear in mind that no matter how legit QuickSurf appears to be (as a formal browser extension/add-on/Plug-in), its harmful nature is never change. QuickSurf may display random pop-ups on your screen so as to get your clicks. You may be redirected to some dubious websites once you click the ads offered by QuickSurf.

Moreover, with the purpose to gradually control your internet browsers, QuickSurf modifies some of your default settings on the sneak; you may notice that you start up page have been replaced with unknown ones which are connected with QuickSurf. What's worse, QuickSurf is capable of tracking online activities, recording cookies and gathering personal information, and then sends the collected information to the third-party in order to obtain illegal benefits.

In addition, some important system settings will be changed by QuickSurf which leads to a back door open for the cyber criminals to control the PC and perform some malicious tasks. All in all, QuickSurf is a harmful adware should be removed from your browser as soon as possible. You can follow the guide below to continue. It is suggested to scan your computer with a powerful antivirus program like Spyhunter to check out the problem and remove viruses.

Guide to eliminate QuickSurf permanently

Method one: Automatically get rid of QuickSurf

Method two: Manually Remove QuickSurf

Method one: Automatically get rid of QuickSurf

To remove QuickSurf from your PCs, it is recommended to Download and install SpyHunter to detect and remove QuickSurf. SpyHunter is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using SpyHunter you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

 Step 1. Download SpyHunter by clicking the following download link:

Step 2. Double-click on the downloaded file. If asked to allow program to make changes to this computer, click “Yes” button.

Step 3. In this step, please accept the Licence Agreement and click “Next >” button.

Step 4. After the definition database is downloaded, system scan will automatically start.

Step 5. Remove QuickSurf and all other threats detected by SpyHunter.

 

Method two: Manually Remove QuickSurf

Step one: Stop QuickSurf running processes in the Task Manager.

Step two: disable any suspicious startup items that are made by QuickSurf.

Click Start menu ; click Run; type: msconfig in the Run box; click Ok to open the System Configuration Utility; Disable all possible startup items generated.

Step three: remove QuickSurf from browsers

For Google Chrome

 1. In the displayed URL field, type in chrome://extensions

2. Take a look at the provided extensions and take care of those which you find unnecessary (those related to QuickSurf) by deleting it. If you do not know whether one or another must be deleted once and for all, disable some of them temporarily.

3. Then, restart Chrome.

4. Optionally, you may type in chrome://settings in URL bar, move to Advanced settings, navigate to the bottom and choose Reset browser settings.

Step four: show hidden files and folders and delete harmful files of QuickSurf

Guide: click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it. In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).

Delete all the following files:

%AllUsersProfile%\{random.exe\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random

Step five: open Registry Editor to delete all the registries added by QuickSurf

 Guide: open Registry Editor by pressing Window+R keys together.(another way is clicking on the Start button and choosing Run option, then typing into Regedit and pressing Enter.)

Delete all the vicious registries as below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ BrowserSafeguard \ShortcutPath “%AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe” -u
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ’0

Note: Manually removal QuickSurf is a complex and tough task only suggested to advanced computer users. If you have not sufficient expertise on doing that, you may face risk of damaging the computer. In this circumstance, you are recommended to using Spyhunter Anti-malware to remove QuickSurf for you easily and quickly. Furthermore, you use Spyhunter to clean up unwanted files and optimize the computer.