I now have Crossbrowser onto my computer. I installed other programs, and that somehow led to met getting crossbrowser. Now, what should I do? I tried uninstalling it on my computer, but nothing happened. it said "close all crossbrowser tabs you currently have open", but i had none open at the time. It's almost as if its impossible (or nearly impossible) to get off my computer. What special software should I use to remove this? its really annoying me because my computer doesnt have chrome anymore, because of crossbrowser.
Go to program files , look for whats new... delete it. This should be under your control panel. Sort the files by date.
Some programs will uninstall if you go to their icon and right click....look for an uninstall tab there.
That usually is insufficient for malware like this. It will uninstall it, but more than likely it will come back after you restart the computer. I've wrestled with other similar things, and the best bet is to google techniques to remove the particular malware.
Yes that is true. Another thing to check is the task manager...See if something strange is listed and stop it from running. That won't permanently remove it but it could give a clue. Good luck.
Have a look around for freeware that removes this sort of malware. A Google search should do the trick.
"Restore your computer to an earlier time" Type this into "search programs" use a date earlier than when the problem began and follow instructions. You may have to catch back up on updates, but that's about all....
No....If not using Apple...are using Microsoft...click start, type in "restore to an earlier time" on search programs, follow directions, reset your computer to a time BEFORE you added the problem. Lately, when you think your adding one program, others are getting in on the action and in my case, that always caused other problems. There are probably pre-set programs listed, you need to unset before downloading what your wanting...
Malwarebytes. Also, if a company has an installer for their program that tries to trick you into installing stuff then stop using that program forever. Having the box pre checked and saying that you have to uncheck the box or my favorite of all time is the one where if you hit next it will install it but if you don't want to install it then hit cancel and then continue on with the installation process. I stop using that program and on occasion I just spammed warning messages on their forums and some tech forums. There are alternatives to just about every utility out there now so its not like you will be missing out on anything. And there is literally no reason to have anything on your browser except for the ubiquitous adblock and script blockers. Never install any of those so called search assistants.
Ive gotten to "manage extensions" on chrome but i cannot find the recycyle bins mentioned in the article anyywhere. what should i do now?
Google recycle bins for whatever version of Windows you are on. They are there, but I'm not sure where some versions of Windows hides them.
I got to the part where it says this. I literally typed in "windows + R" and nothing happened. what should i do next?
The windows button is the little flag looking symbol between ctrl and alt Press it and R at the same time.
I did all of the other steps before that, then I gave up and just restarted my computer. Does that mean I have to do all the other steps all over again, or just start where i left off?
Get rid of windows and look into the various linux distros. Unless you really need windows to run a specific game, there is absolutely nothing that windows does that linux doesn't do better. My personal preference is 64 bit linux mint, but ubuntu is also a very stable platform. I've worked with computers running dr dos 6, to dos and windows 3.1 to win 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, and now run a dual boot for windows 7 and linux mint. On the rare times I bother with booting up win 7, I can't wait to do what I wanted to do before getting back into linux. It really is that nice to get back to my beloved linux mint, where the evil world of malware and viruses and a slower computer simply don't exist.
If you're ok from the DOS prompt you can first find what .exe file is running that shouldn't be while in Windows, then open a DOS prompt window, navigate to the directory where that file is located, delete the file, restart and you should be rid of it. Some infections take over your Windows explorer so you have to revert to DOS prompt to navigate your file directories. Should work for this as well. I believe you can Ctrl+Alt+Del 1 time and I forget the name of the prompt that takes you to the monitor that will tell you all running apps. The ones with odd names and no certificate/company identifier are often problematic, but not always. But you can try killing those one at a time within Windows to see if the problem stops temporarily. If it does, find where that file you closed resides and then go delete it (permanent, not just moving it to trash). Hard to explain since I am on a Mac at home, but all you have to do is find out which .exe is running that shouldn't be, then figure out how to kill it and permanently delete it. Most exploits I've dealt with don't make permanent structure changes to the registry.
