What is QQovd.com?
If your browser launches with QQovd.com as the default home page, it is possible that you are the victim of a browser hijacker. This is an unreliable search engine that targets Brazilian computer users. At first sight, it may look useful with all the easy-access links to popular websites and online gaming site, but the third-party ads it displays are quite annoying and might be potentially harmful, too. The whole main page is rather messy and it is quite easy to click on an ad even accidentally. If this hijacker is on board, it might mean multiple security issues since there might be other infections, too, distributed with it. In order to protect your computer from any potential threat, we advise you to remove QQovd.com ASAP.
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Where does QQovd.com come from?
The most likely way for this browser hijacker to enter your system is via free software bundles. Third-party installers may put several adware apps and other infections in the same package along with the freeware that users actually want to download. The installer of this hijacker is signed by "NanJing WanJuan Info Technology Co., Ltd.", which is a Chinese software publisher that mainly distributes software in the US and Brazil. People usually download unreliable bundles from untrustworthy file-sharing websites. You need to be careful if you ever visit such pages because one single click on the wrong ad or button might cause some security issues for you. If you are infected with QQovd.com, it would be best to delete it and check for other possible threats that might be hiding on your computer.
How does QQovd.com work?
QQovd.com was created by the same team who is behind Top8844.com, gamegogle.com, and jogostempo.com. These are all browser hijackers with one simple goal: to make money from your clicks on the displayed third-party ads. However, you can never be 100% sure that any link or ad you click on will navigate you to reliable websites. What if cyber criminals embed corrupted links in the ads and you land on a compromised website? Even in the “best” case scenario you might get infected with malicious programs. But in the worst case, you might jeopardize identity theft or giving up your banking details. It is really not worth having QQovd.com on your system, so, if you want to protect your PC, you should remove it.
How do I remove QQovd.com?
Unfortunately, you cannot get rid of QQovd.com simply by uninstalling it via Control Panel. First of all, you need to restore the Target line for your browsers’ icons because otherwise it will still come up as your home page when you launch your browser. Once you have taken care of this, you can reset all your browsers. If you follow our step-by-step instructions below, you can easily clean your system of QQovd.com. Since there is a chance that other malware applications can also be present on your system, it is best to run a full system scan with a powerful online scanner. If it finds any infections, you should not hesitate to invest in a professional antimalware tool, such as SpyHunter, which can automatically take care of all your security issues.
How to reset the Target line
- Right-click on the browser icon and select Properties.
- Click on the General tab. At the bottom, under the Attributes section untick Read-only.
- Go to the Shortcut tab.
- Change the Target line to only contain the location of your browser.
- Click OK.
How to reset your browsers
Mozilla Firefox
- Tap Alt+H and select Troubleshooting Information.
- Click Reset Firefox. In the confirmation pop-up click Reset Firefox again.
- Click Finish.
Internet Explorer
- Tap Alt+T and go to Internet Options.
- Select the Advanced tab and click Reset.
- Mark the Delete personal settings checkbox and click Reset.
- Click Close.
Google Chrome
- Tap Alt+F and choose Settings.
- Select Show advanced settings at the bottom of the page.
- Scroll all the way down again and click Reset settings.
- In the pop-up window click Reset.
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