FLV Player

What is FLV Player?

If you do not want to have your operating Windows system and browsers infected with malware, you should not install FLV Player. Even though this application may seem beneficial to you, our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have discovered that the program comes bundled with various PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) and malicious software. We certainly do not recommend that you download this program from softingo.com, and you should be careful about other programs which might be promoted through this source as well. In case you have already installed the application and now your PC and web browsers are intruded by unreliable or even malicious programs, you need to delete them right away. Please continue reading to learn more about FLV Player removal.

Why should you delete FLV Player?

FLV Player stands for Flash Video Player, and there are tens of authentic products which fall into this category; however, all of them should be installed from legitimate, official sources. Needless to say, the player in discussion is not the one you can trust because the developer Somoto Ltd. has created it to distribute third party software. If you are not cautious with the program, before you even realize your PC could be packed with undesirable software. Some of the most notable products include PC Utilities Pro – Optimizer Pro, Babylon Toolbar and Webcake. We have reported these programs in the past, and you should be extremely cautious about their activity.

As soon as you install the suspicious player onto your computer you will notice that your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers are corrupted as well. As research shows, the FLV Player comes bundled with Babylon Search tools, which is why your home page is likely to be changed to the unreliable search.babylon.com. Note that you may also face start.search.us.com. If you perform searches on these search engines, there is a great chance that you will be exposed to links leading you to corrupted websites. If you do not want to download malware without even knowing it or get involved in online schemes, we suggest you remove Babylon Search tools right away.

How to remove FLV Player?

The removal of undesirable software is always quite confusing and challenging. Those with less experience and manual removal skills may install automatic spyware detection/removal software to have all of the undesirable programs deleted from the computer. This is definitely the best option you have, especially if you want to make sure that your Windows system is not targeted by any suspicious, potentially dangerous computer threats in the future. Alternatively, you can follow the manual removal instructions presented below. Note that these guides will also help you delete undesirable search tools.

Remove undesirable PC programs

Remove from Windows Vista or Windows 7:

1. Open the Start menu (left of the Task Bar) and click Control Panel.
2. Select Uninstall a program and right-click the undesirable program.
3. Click Uninstall and repeat the step for all unwanted programs.

Remove from Windows XP:

1. Open the Start menu and open the Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select the applications you wish to get rid of and click Remove.

Delete Babylon Search tools

Delete from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Launch Firefox and click the search provider icon placed on the search box.
2. Select Manage Search Engines.
3. Click the unwanted provider, select Remove and then OK.
4. Simultaneously tap Alt+T and click Options.
5. Click the General tab and move to Home Page.
6. Overwrite/remove the displayed URL and click OK.

Delete from Internet Explorer:

1. Launch IE, simultaneously tap Alt+T and select Manage Add-ons.
2. From the menu on your left select Search Providers.
3. Remove the undesirable software and click Close.
4. Again tap Alt+T and select Internet Options.
5. Click the General tab.
6. Overwrite/remove the Home Page and click OK.

Delete from Google Chrome:

1. Launch Chrome, simultaneously tap Alt+F and select Settings.
2. Under On Startup mark Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
3. Overwrite/remove the displayed URL and click OK.
4. Go to Appearance, mark Show Home button, click Change and repeat step 3.
5. Go to Search and select a new search provider.
6. Click X placed on the URL of the undesirable search provider and select OK.

If you have more questions about FLV Player removal – post them in the comment box below. We will respond as soon as possible.

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