What is Techies Choice?
Techies Choice is deemed as a wicked website that bring computer users online fraud in a premeditated way. It enters into computers when users download and install the freeware from the websites, surf unsafe websites, or open infected emails. Techies Choice infects the websites you use, such as Google, Firefox, Internet Explorer. Many computer users may be cheated easily because Techies Choice pop-ups messages or warnings like “Your personal financial information is not safe”, or “Your computer may be infected”, and then it hints users to click the links or call their toll free number (855) 855-5785 for help, which is fake and may bring users more troubles.
What troubles may Techies Choice bring computer users?
The first one is financial loss. If users believe in what the messages and warnings, and try to fix computers according to the steps in the messages, they may be asked to install some inveracious antivirus programs, which may cause malicious software and viruses infection. Then toll free number (855) 855-5785 will lead users to pay lots of money for its tech support service or expensive products. What’s worse, Techies Choice helps hackers to install spyware to collect credit card details and steal money from users’ account remotely.
The second one is personal information leak. In addition to the credit card detail, the spyware may collect other information like phone number, email address, ID number, which can be used by network crimes to scheme more criminal activities.
The last one is system issues. If computers are infected by the evil Techies Choice, the entire system may be affected badly, for example, more unwanted wares will install automatically, unknown message and websites will pop-up, the running speed will slow down or system crush.
Therefore, the longer Techies Choice stays in your PC, the more dangerous you may suffer. If your PC is infected by Techies Choice, please do not believe in its method, try to get rid of it immediately according to the steps below.
Solutions to Remove Techies Choice
Solution 2: Manually Remove Techies Choice by exactly following the steps
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2. Choose "I accept the EULA and Privacy Policy" to continue the installation
3. It will take a while to prepare the files and finish the installation. You can walk away to have a drink.
4. When the installation is complete, please click "Scan Computer Now" to search for Techies Choice and other threats. And then click "Fix" to completely remove Techies Choice as well as other threats.
5. When the removal is complete, you need to reboot your PC to take effect.
Solution 2: Manually Remove Techies Choice by exactly following the steps
Remove Techies Choice from Google Chrome:- Start Chrome, click chrome menu icon →More Tools → Extensions.
- In Extensions, find Techies Choice and the unwanted extensions and select chrome-trash-icon to remove them.
3. Then select Settings. Scroll down the page and click Show advanced settings.
4. Find the Reset browser settings section and click Reset browser settings button.
(Reminder: please backup your personal Google data like account usernames, passwords and bookmarks before you choose to reset your browser, or you may lose the data.)
5. select Manage Search Engines. Remove Techies Choice and others but the search engine you like.
Remove Techies Choice from Firefox- Open Firefox, click on Mozilla menu (top right) → Add-ons.
- Search for Techies Choice extension and the unwanted ones to enable.
Remove Techies Choice from Internet Explorer
1. Open Internet Explorer. Go to Tools → Manage Add-ons → Search Providers
2. Right click Techies Choice → click Disable suggestions → close the window
Step 2. Remove Techies Choice& other unwanted programs from Control Panel
You are suggested to use Windows utility to remove the unwanted application Techies Choice. Commonly, additional PUPs will come along with it. Search for Techies Choice as well as other unknown programs to remove them from Control panel. The way of accessing Control Panel is different on different Windows operating systems. Follow the steps below:
Windows 8
- right click Start ( which is on the left corner of your PC) > open Quick Access Menue
- select Control Panel > click Control Panel > click Uninstall a Program
- search for Techies Choice and other suspicious programs > click Remove to get rid of them
Windows 7
- click Start > Control Panel> Program and Features
- scroll through the program list and select Techies Choice ( and other junkware) > click Remove
Windows XP
- click Start > Control Panel > search for and double click Add/Remove Programs
- scroll through the program list and highlight Techies Choice application and the unwanted ones > click Remove
NOTE:
You need to search for other suspicious programs and uninstall them to avoid Techies Choice re-installation. If you are not so familiar with it, you can ask help from Spyhunter to fix all the issues for you, including removing Techies Choice and other crapware, fixing system loopholes and speeding up your PC.
Step 3. Remove Techies Choice registry
Press Win+R keys together > input 'regedit' > click 'OK'
Search for the registries below to remove:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
http://www.techieschoice.com/?type=sc&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Google Chrome\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Documents and Settings\test\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" http://www.techieschoice.com/?type=sc&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
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Correctly finishing all the steps above can help you remove Techies Choice completely. If you don't have the patience and courage to remove it all by yourself, you can choose the convenient method - the professional Techies Choice removal tool SpyHunter to help you remove it safely and easily. In addition, you can user SpyHunter to optimize your PC after the removal.
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