How to remove Quick Live News browser hijacker

Simple guide to delete Quick Live News

Quick Live News is a browser hijacker application that promotes a fake search engine, quicklivenews.com. It operates by changing the settings of installed browsers and preventing users’ access to them. Also, it bears the potential to track users’ browsing session and collect the data related to their web browsing activities. Most often, users install them unknowingly -the reason why this app is also called potentially unwanted application.

More about Quick Live News

Quick Live News sets quicklivenews.com, the fake search engine (its URL address) to the default search engine, homepage and new tab page option, making users visit it all the time when they open their browsing tab and enter search queries on the search URL bar. The PUP does allow the users to undo the settings unless they uninstall it. Thus, you must require uninstalling Quick Live News from the browser and the system, if you want to restore the settings to the default.

Note that, the quicklivenews.com site does not display its own search engine. It simply redirects the session to searh.yahoo.com – a legit search engine from yahoo web browser to display the results. Thus, using the searching tool that the Quick Live News app promotes is useless. Also, it is dangerous in the sense that the redirects will be then in the control of the hackers. They can include various links and deals with the search results. Interaction any such materials can lead you into some rogue apps or even malware download. Also, there is a risk of getting tricked from some online survey or reward claims that end up users into paying for fake services or disclosing their personal information. Thus, keep installing the Quick Live News app is not recommended. You must think of its removal as soon as possible.

A quick glance of Quick Live News

Type – Browser Hijacker

Symptoms -Default homepage, new tab page and search engine of the infected browser shown by a different domain name, users are repeatedly redirected to this domain (belongs to hackers) when open their browsing tab/Window and search queries on the search box

Distribution methods -software bundling, fake software updates/Flash Player installers, Deceptive pop-up ads

Damages – data tracking (possibly privacy issues), potentially unwanted apps intrusion, diminished browsing and possibly the system performances

Removal – To remove Quick Live News, use some reputable antivirus tool or follow step-by-step instruction provided below the article

Data tracking feature of unwanted apps

If you yet not decide to perform Quick Live News, you decision is something to be taken seriously because keeping the app as it as is and allowing it to run for a longer time can cause severe issue. The PUP has the dangerous feature of data tracking that allows it to monitor the users’ web browsing session and collect the data related to their web browsing session. This way, it can collect the list of the data includes IP addresses, ISP, Geo-locations, Search queries, Viewed pages etc. These data could be shared to potent crooks who misuse them to generate illicit revenue that cost on privacy and can cause identity exposure. To prevent such issues, immediately remove Quick Live News from the system.

How did Quick Live News intrude in?

In most cases, users download and/or install PUPs through deceptive ads. Such ads are designed in a way that a single click allows them to run certain scripts or setups of other programs. In other cases, developers distribute PUPs by using deceptive bundling method. This method allows pre-packaging of one app with other regular software and offer the bundled in package for the download as a single unit. Typically, the installation information of the PUP is hidden behind the Custom/Advanced or other similar settings so that users will not notice the additional component during the regular software download.

How to avoid unwanted apps intrusion?

You can prevent secret intrusion on your device, if you pay close attention during each software download, especially during the installation moment – analyze each step using Custom/Advanced option and manually opt out all additionally attached apps and decline all offers. Also, you should be careful when you are selecting the source for the download. Always prefer official websites or direct links and avoid other channels like third party downloaders, torrent sites, eMule and so on. Further, intrusive ads that are shown on unofficial pages tend to open untrustworthy websites or even cause unwanted apps download.  Thus, when you click on any ads seem suspicious, not forget to check the browsers for plug-ins, add-ons and extensions recently installed. If you have any doubt, run an antivirus scan to the device. Such tools detect and delete the malware, if any.

Remove Quick Live News

Manual malware removal guide is provided below in step by step manner. Follow it so that you will not find any trouble during removal process. You can use some reputable antivirus tool to automatically remove Quick Live News from the system.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Quick Live News:

Remove the related items of Quick Live News using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Quick Live News issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Quick Live News) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Quick Live News removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter. In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Quick Live News still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Quick Live News plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”. Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Quick Live News removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Quick Live News (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications. Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.