How to stop "Ads brought by QuickSurf"?

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Thank you for visiting my blog! This article will help you to remove QuickSurf infection. You can use the following links to navigate through the article:

• What is QuickSurf?
• How to figure out that my computer is infected with QuickSurf?
• How to get rid of QuickSurf?
• How to prevent infection in the future?

If you have any questions about QuickSurf or your system's security, you can use online-chat in the bottom right corner of this page.

What is QuickSurf?

QuickSurf is the name of dangerous software. It aimed to hijack your browser's start page, search engine, show advertising offers and install third-party browser extensions. All this actions are done without your consent. You may even do not known that your computer is infected with this harmful application. 
QuickSurf is more aggressive than other advertising programs, because it installs two services to monitor and change the traffic that goes to your computer. 

QuickSurf belongs to Vitruvian family of threats. It can be detected by different virus scanners as:

• Adware.Vitruvian (Gridinsoft Trojan Killer)
• PUA.Vitruvian
• AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian

How to figure out that my computer is 

infected with QuickSurf?

First of all, you should notice such bothering "Ads brought by QuickSurf" deals all around web pages in the browser. Please, be aware that you should avoid clicking this advertising! Otherwise, you can infect your system even more. 
Below you can see the example of such offers. 

Ads brought by QickSurf

Warning! The information about this infection provided below is for advanced users only. If you are not advanced user, simply move to the next step: How to get rid of QuickSurf?

If you found any of these items on your system, than you need to scan your computer and remove the infection or its traces. 

• Folders:
• C:\Program Files\QuickSurf_1.10.0.18
• C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickSurf_1.10.0.18
• Registry entries:

• HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\QuickSurf_1.10.0.18
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\QuickSurf_1.10.0.18
• HKLM\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\SERVICES\qsafd_1_10_0_18
• HKLM\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\SERVICES\qssvc_1.10.0.18
• Files:
• C:\Windows\System32\drivers\qsafd_1_10_0_18.sys

How to get rid of QuickSurf?

Removing such threat like QuickSurf can be a big deal, so it is important that you follow all the steps below.

Step 1.  Try to remove QuickSurf using tools of Windows operating system

If you have installed Windows 8, click the Start button on the screen or Windows button on the keyboard, start typing "programs and features" and select Programs and Features from the menu:

Programs and Features

If you have installed Windows 7, press Start button and choose Control panel: 

Windows 7 start menu

Look for QuickSurf 1.10.0.18 (or any other version) entry in the list of installed programs, select and uninstall it using Uninstall button:

Example of Programs and Features window

Then uninstall all unknown programs (that you didn't install manually) in the same way. If you can't find any suitable item, simply move to the next step.

Now reboot your computer and move to the next step.

Step 2. Remove QuickSurf completely using GridinSoft Trojan Killer tool

GridinSoft Trojan Killer is a powerful all-in-one tool aimed to protect you and your computer from dangerous software called 'malware'. It has no analogues on the quality of removing any kinds of threats. You can also take advantage of the professional Trojan Killer Support Team, which can solve your problem remotely, even if Trojan Killer has not solved your problem. *

Please, follow the guide below to remove QuickSurf from your computer.

• Download GridinSoft Trojan Killer using following link: Download GridinSoft Trojan Killer
• Close all your programs and browsers
• Install Gridinsoft Trojan Killer and run it by double-clicking on the icon on your desktop: 

  

  Trojan Killer icon on the desktop

• Update Trojan Killer's virus signature database:

  

  Update page

  Please note, that you should update your virus signature database every time you want to scan your system to keep maximum level of protection
• Run Standard scan:

  

  Scan page

• After the scanning completed mark all items as Move to quarantine and press Apply button to remove all dangerous items from your computer. Reboot your PC if Trojan Killer asks about it:

  

  Scan results

• Now you need to clean all your browsers. If you skip this step, QuickSurf may still be active in your system. Go to the Tools page and press Reset browser settings button:

  

  Tools page

• Mark all the browsers you have as shown below and press Reset button. Warning! All your extensions and browsing history will be removed (browser bookmarks will be untouched).

  

  Final step of removal process

• Reboot your PC and check the result

Now your computer should be cleaned of QuickSurf. 

If you still notice any signs of QuickSurf, please send your request to Trojan Killer Support Team. Specialists from GridinSoft will help you in removing any kind of threats *

How to prevent infection in the future?

It is always good when you can prevent the infection of your system. GridinSoft Trojan Killer offers you the feature called Real-Time Protection, designed to prevent execution of malicious items. This function is very useful and may come in handy when you download some unknown software. 

If you try to run some malicious application by mistake or any Trojan tries to run, Real-Time Protection just blocks it and shows you the message about blocked (or removed) item:

Real-Time Protection

We strongly recommend you to use this feature as it helps to keep your system clean. To turn ON Real-Time Protection go to the Protect tab and press Start button:

* Please notice that Trojan Killer Support service is available for registered users only. If you want to get free Trial Key, do not hesitate to contact Trojan Killer Support Team