Aki Ameko
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- Posted: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 02:24:04 +0000
So my sis recently downloaded Audacity and now we have Vosteran on our computer. (Not 100% sure Audacity was where it was bundled but it's the most likely culprit.)
Currently, the program/virus has changed the home page to Vosteran and made Vosteran the default search engine, and may also be causing extra ads to pop up on different websites.
We have tried:
1. Uninstalling it from the "Uninstall or Change a Program." It is now missing from that panel but it is still the home page and default search engine on Chrome.
2. Locating the program folder in the program files on the C drive. Unable to locate.
3. Searching the keyword "Vosteran" in Windows search on My Computer and deleting any files with that name. Found and deleted one file, but Vosteran is still the home page and default search engine on Chrome.
4. Going into Chrome's settings and deleting it as an extension or as a search engine. Was not listed as an extension and it is still listed as a search engine even after deleting.
5. Searching "How to get rid of Vosteran" on google. Several tutorials were listed but they all include downloading additional software to get rid of Vosteran, which I have no idea if I can actually trust.
Some of these include:
http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-vosteran-search/
http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2014/11/remove-vosterancom-search-virus.html
Does anyone know how to get rid of Vosteran? Are any of these tutorials and software services trustworthy? I don't want to get rid of one pest by just installing another one.
Browser is Google Chrome and OS is Windows 7.
Thank you for your help!
Currently, the program/virus has changed the home page to Vosteran and made Vosteran the default search engine, and may also be causing extra ads to pop up on different websites.
We have tried:
1. Uninstalling it from the "Uninstall or Change a Program." It is now missing from that panel but it is still the home page and default search engine on Chrome.
2. Locating the program folder in the program files on the C drive. Unable to locate.
3. Searching the keyword "Vosteran" in Windows search on My Computer and deleting any files with that name. Found and deleted one file, but Vosteran is still the home page and default search engine on Chrome.
4. Going into Chrome's settings and deleting it as an extension or as a search engine. Was not listed as an extension and it is still listed as a search engine even after deleting.
5. Searching "How to get rid of Vosteran" on google. Several tutorials were listed but they all include downloading additional software to get rid of Vosteran, which I have no idea if I can actually trust.
Some of these include:
http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-vosteran-search/
http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2014/11/remove-vosterancom-search-virus.html
Does anyone know how to get rid of Vosteran? Are any of these tutorials and software services trustworthy? I don't want to get rid of one pest by just installing another one.
Browser is Google Chrome and OS is Windows 7.
Thank you for your help!