2013/11/05

Removal of Qvo6.com

Qvo6.com is a form of malware called browser hijacker that can infect your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The malware alters your internet preferences by changing the users home page and default search engine without asking a permission. I think you would agree that a change in users settings without his or hers consent is a irritating and unwelcomed action. Qvo6 misleads the user by pretending to be a trustworthy search engine, but at the same time gathers revenue by boosting traffic for other websites. Therefore, I strongly recommend to remove Qone6 and secure yourself from further inconveniences like opening security backdoors and route to corrupted websites. It is relevant to mention that Qvo6 infection is not a virus, however it is sunbstantial that the Qone6.com removal is immediate. Qvo6.com looks like a decent search engine, but in fact when generating the search results, the infection gives customized results. These results may indirectly expose to other possible malware infections.



Omiga-Plus and SoftStud are softwares that are infected with Qvo6 malware. Installation of malicious drive-by downloads and infected e-mails are one of the most common ways to get your browser hijacked. If your home page is changed you need to unistall Qvo6.com because it may lead to unwelcomed adware such as pop-ups. Eliminating the worm can bring back your home page, secure you from fake search results and stop the annoying pop-up advertisements. The reason why anyone would steal your home page is the fact that they can see your search preferences and bring more ads to you, and this is not what most users want.


The decision to ignore or not to get rid of Qvo6.com may lead to heavy internet traffic, numerous pop-up ads and even to other various viruses. You can choose to manually delete Qvo6 or to delete it with anti-spyware tools like SpyHunter. At the end of the text the blog will give some manual guidelines for eliminating Qvo6, but I strongly suggest to consider the possibilities. When removing manually there is space for error and failure, also there is possibility that in future this may occur once again. When removing with anti-spyware tools such as SpyHunter the option of failing is canceled. It will not only erase all of the malware, but secure your computer from further malicious activities.

Removing Qvo6.com manually:

For Internet Explorer:

1. Press ALT+X then go to Internet Options.
2. In the General tab change your home page and select OK.
3. Press ALT+X once again and go to Manage add-ons.
4. Select search providers on the left, delete search.qvo6.com and select a new search engine.

For Mozilla Firefox:

1. Click Options and under General tab change your home page adress and click OK.
2. Click the search engine icon on the left corner of the search box.
3. Select Manage search engines, remove Qvo6 search engine and click OK.

For Google Chrome:

1. Press ALT+F and go to Settings.
2. Select Open a specific page or set of pages under On Start-up and click Set pages.
3. Select your home page adress.
4. Click Manage search engines under Search.
5. Remove Qvo6 search engine and select a new default one.
6. Click done and restart your browser.

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