Remove Qvo6

Qvo6 is known as a Browser Hijack Object or BHO for short.  QVo6 by it’s very nature is not really a virus.  It often comes bundled with free software like a toolbar or if you want to play a game for free you might be asked to install the game.  In the terms of service buried way deep down in complicated terms they may tell you they are installing Qvo6 but then again they may not.

Once installed, Qvo6 will basically take over your home page and re-direct your searches through Qvo6.  You may see very similar search results to other search engines because it’s basically using one of those algorithms to create the search results.  The difference is the kinds of ads shown. In many cases the ads shown are far less reputable then what you might find on Bing or Google.

To remove Qvo6 manually is very possible.  However it can be complicated for end users.  It’s best to just download and use an antivirus client like SpyHunter that can easily remove the Qvo6 threat and stop any viruses or BHO’s from installing in the future. Download SpyHunter here

If you wish to remove Qvo6 yourself you can go into the add/remove programs section of the control panel and un-install the program.  You will then have to open up your web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and remove the add-on of Qvo6.  After that you will have to re-set your default search setting.  Then re-set your home page to whatever website you want.

While the above sounds complicated it’s really not all that bad.  Just takes a bit of time.  What should concern you more is that this program got installed in the first place.  Any decent antivirus program should of popped up and warned you about the potentially unwanted software.  You should consider upgrading your antivirus client to something like Spyhunter so you don’t have to every worry about this sort of thing happening again.

You can most likely do a System Restore as well and take your computer back a day or two before the Browser Hijack was installed on the computer.  This is simple to do and often only takes 5-10 minutes to complete.  We still recommend you come back and download SypHunter and run a full virus scan to be sure everything has been removed.

 

Manual Directions to Remove Qvo6 From All Three Browsers

Take Caution:  Manual removal of Qvo6 is not all that difficult once you understand everything that needs to be deleted and what settings you need to re-set.  With this said you have to consider why you got infected in the first place and how to prevent this kind of software from getting installed in the future.  A good antivirus client can go a long ways to prevent this kind of infection and most antivirus clients like SpyHunter work great to easily remove Qvo6 with just a simple scan.

Remove Qvo6 From PC

In the Windows Control Panel select “Uninstall Programs”

Go to the Start Menu. Select Control Panel → Add/Remove Programs.

If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, select Control Panel → Uninstall a Program. For Windows 8 it’s similar but not exactly the same.

Once the program has been uninstalled you will most likely have to re-boot your computer and from there you can continue with this guide or just follow the rest of the guide now and then re-boot.

Remove Qvo6  Chrome

1. Click on Customize and control Google Chrome icon in the top right section of the Chrome Browser and then select Settings.

2. Click Set pages under the On startup.

3. Remove Qvo6.com by clicking the “X” icon on the far right side of the Qon8 URL

4. Click Show Home button under Appearance and then select the Change Button.

5. Select Use The New Tab Page or change the Qvo6 URL to whatever you want the home page to be.

6. Click Manager search engines button under Search.

7.  Select the search engine you want to be the default search engine.  Then after you change the default you can now go to the Qvo6 URL and select the X Icon at the end of the URL to remove it.

You may need to re-boot your computer.  Be Sure to run a full scan using Spyhunter as linked above in this guide.

Remove Qvo6 Internet Explorer

1. Go to Tools → Manage Add-ons.

2. In the Dialog box on the left select Search Providers . On the right side a list of providers will appear.  Select the Search Engine you want as the default and then click the Set As Default button on the bottom.

3.  In the same box to the right.  Select Qvo6 from the list and then click the Remove button.

4.  If you have a shortcut to open Internet Explorer on the Desktop, right click the desktop icon for Internet Explorer and select Properties.

Under the Shortcut Tab, you will see the Qvo6 url after iexplore.exe”.  Remove everything after iexplore.exe”

5.  Now go to Tools  and then Internet Options.  In the Home Page Box.  Type in the home page you want to use when you open Internet Explorer.  Select OK.

You may need to re-boot your computer.  Be Sure to run a full scan using Spyhunter as linked above in this guide.

Remove Qvo6 Firefox

1. Type about:config in the URL bar (This is where you normally enter a website name ) and hit Enter.

Click the I’ll be careful, I promise! button.

In the search box Type in Qvo6 and press enter

Right click on each of the found search queries for Qvo6 and Select Reset

2. Where the Qvo6 Search box is in the main browser Window, click the down arrow next to the Icon and select Manage Search Engines

Click onQvo6 from Manage Search Engine List Dialog box and select the Remove Button

4. On Your Desktop you may have a shortcut going to Firefox.  Right click the Firefox Icon on the Desktop and select Properties

Click the Shortcut Tab

Inside the Target: field you will notice that the Qvo6.com URL is present of a Firefox/firfeox.exe”  Remove everything after the firefox” string and hit save.

You may need to re-boot your computer.  Be Sure to run a full scan using Spyhunter as linked above in this guide.