Ok -- we ll I am not going to go into what an insidious piece of shit this is, but I think I managed to remove a search engine BHO from my system.
1. Check the Add-ons and toolbars sections of your browser and disable any addons that are searchqu or datamanager. Do this for all browsers. Set the default search engine for each browser to something you like.
2. Go to Settings > Add Remove Software and find "Windows Searchqu ..." and remove it.
3. Find the c:\progarm files\Windows Searchqu * folder and use a powerful tool to remove it. McAfee provides a tool with their anti virus software. Destroy the entire folder and all of it's contents. Check repeatedly to make sure it's really gone.
3. Search the registry for "searchqu" and delete the folders or keys. Be careful to delete all the searchqu matching keys and not any neighboring important ones. Be stubborn, because there are many keys. Make sure you get them all.
4. Restart your machine.
Good luck. Feel free to send me an email if you have questions.
1. Check the Add-ons and toolbars sections of your browser and disable any addons that are searchqu or datamanager. Do this for all browsers. Set the default search engine for each browser to something you like.
2. Go to Settings > Add Remove Software and find "Windows Searchqu ..." and remove it.
3. Find the c:\progarm files\Windows Searchqu * folder and use a powerful tool to remove it. McAfee provides a tool with their anti virus software. Destroy the entire folder and all of it's contents. Check repeatedly to make sure it's really gone.
3. Search the registry for "searchqu" and delete the folders or keys. Be careful to delete all the searchqu matching keys and not any neighboring important ones. Be stubborn, because there are many keys. Make sure you get them all.
4. Restart your machine.
Good luck. Feel free to send me an email if you have questions.
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