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How to Uninstall Chromium Virus

March 13, 2020

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This page will show you how to recognize and remove the Chromium Virus. Our instructions can be found at the bottom half of this article.

What is Chromium?

Chromium is not a virus. Chromium is an open-source web browser project. Chromium in itself is completely legitimate, however, it is often used for malicious purposes – most often adware and potentially unwanted programs. A typical example of a potentially unwanted program is the Segurazo Antivirus.

All pop-up ads appearing on your browser or the allowing of access to random websites are signals sent to you by your system that it has been infected with a virus. The removal information provided works for all browsers: Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer, as well as for all iterations of Windows, both Mac, and OS X.

Attention! Please Read This! The Chromium is actually the “alpha” version of modern Chrome. It was designed to be open-source, meaning you can tweak it in all sorts of ways. In your case, it was installed on your PC and injected with malicious code. Chromium itself is a completely legitimate program. The one on your PC is not.

If you are here, then most likely the strange behavior of your PC encouraged you to seek help and try to figure out what exactly is the thing that infected it. In this article, we will explain to you the general symptoms and recovery options for the Chromium Virus. At first glance, this might not seem exactly efficient and relevant to your situation personally, but in fact – it is.

The Chromium Virus

In case you find a program called Chromium on your device but you don’t know how it got there, then you probably have a browser hijacker problem. Chromium is not a virus, but an open-source project. Unfortunately, this also means that Chromium is often used as a browser virus.

There is no such thing as a non-harmful virus because they all could potentially damage your system and/or access your most special files and data that you keep on the PC. It is very important that you learn how to remove Chromium Virus and do it as soon as you realize that something is not working right. So remember that even Chromium Virus is dangerous.

It is OK to find online ads on basically all websites you visit. It is also acceptable to find such, and some, in your regular inbox mail or spam folder. Commercials are everywhere and we can’t manage to follow all of them all of the time, but some need to be removed.

The chromium virus in the task manager.

Hackers use them to fulfill their malicious purposes by spreading Chromium Virus. It is easy to mix a real legit and good ad with a false one. One thing you should keep an eye for is random hyperlinks or even flashing ads that may seem entertaining at fist with all the sounds and colorful images, but if you click on even one of them it will take you to an infected website, and this is what the ‘bad people’ want you to do. Another one is phishing e-mails.

These are emails that seem to be sent from legit senders and organizations, but when you open them there is either a flashing text or simply nothing. Phishing e-mails could be quite trickily so be careful with what you open or not. Best if you delete the e-mail before you even open it. The removal guide is simple to use and it is encouraged that you apply the steps ASAP so that you can uninstall the virus, and rest in piece hat your files and personal information is safe.

It is useful to be well acquainted with the PC you are using, the files you store and where you store them and stay alert at all times for suspicious activity. What hackers use Chromium Virus for is to steal exactly the following things: your passwords, credit card information, important dates and/or events of your life, etc.

Here is some general information about the internet browsers we are all familiar with.

Firefox comes short on some of the most popular applications and extensions. Internet Explorer is “outdated” so to speak because it is rarely used anymore. Chrome is the one that’s most attractive to viruses because it is the most used browser and because of its settings.

More helpful info and review on how to recognize Chromium Virus:

If you notice that you come upon websites you never typed the URL for or searched for;
If you notice random adds showing on your screen in the form of banners, boxes, flashing images in the middle of your screen or in the corners;
If you notice emails in your inbox that are from known but at the same time unknown senders — pretty high raised red flag

THEN, it is most likely a virus that is trying to infect your PC. Always verify the security and make it a habit to do that first before you even begin work on your computer and use the removal guide as your best friend against viruses.

All files that you download on your computer should be verified and scanned first. Never download anything that’s suspicious or that you are not sure of.

Summary

Name	Chromium ( a Virus injected in the Chromium)
Type	Browser Hijacker/ PUP (takes the place of your browsers)
Danger Level	Medium or High
Symptoms	Pop-up ads, random opening of web pages, Chromium taking the place of your browsers
Distribution Method	Spam e-mails, infected files, non-verified downloads
Detection Tool	Some threats reinstall themselves if you don't delete their core files. We recommend downloading SpyHunter to remove harmful programs for you. This may save you hours and ensure you don't harm your system by deleting the wrong files. Download SpyHunter (Free Remover)* OFFER *Free Remover allows you, subject to a 48-hour waiting period, one remediation and removal for results found. SpyHunter's EULA, Privacy Policy, and more details about Free Remover.

How to Uninstall Chromium Method 1

The quickest and probably the most essential thing to do in case you look at how to uninstall Chromium virus is:

Go to your Control Panel.
Choose the Uninstall a Program function.
Look for Chromium and other unfamiliar entries.
Uninstall Chromium and other suspicious items by clicking on the Uninstall button.

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Windows Chromium Virus Removal Guide

Step 1.

Some of the steps will likely require you to exit the page. Bookmark it for later reference.

Reboot in Safe Mode (use this guide if you don’t know how to do it).

Step 2. Find Unwanted Processes

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Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC at the same time and go to the Processes Tab (the “Details”  Tab on Win 8 and 10).
Try to determine which processes are dangerous.

Right click on each of them and select Open File Location.
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After you open their folder, end the processes that are infected, then delete their folders.

Note: If you are sure something is part of the infection – delete it, even if the scanner  doesn’t flag it. No anti-virus program can detect all infections.

Step 3. Remove Chromium Virus From Start Up Locations

Hold together the Start Key and R. Type appwiz.cpl –> OK.

Type msconfig in the search field and hit enter. A window will pop-up
You are now in the Control Panel. Look for suspicious entries. Uninstall it/them.

Startup > Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer or otherwise look suspicious.
Hold the Start Key and R – copy + paste the following and click OK:

Step 4. IP and DNS Settings

notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts

You will have to meddle with system files and registries in the next steps. Be extremely careful, because you may damage your system if you delete the wrong files. I If you want to avoid the risk, we recommend downloading SpyHunter - a professional malware removal tool.

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A new file will open. If you are hacked, there will be a bunch of other IPs connected to you at the bottom. Look at the image below:

If there are suspicious IPs below “Localhost” – write to us in the comments.

Open the start menu and search for Network Connections (On Windows 10 you just write it after clicking the Windows button), press enter.

1. Right-click on the Network Adapter you are using —> Properties —> Internet Protocol Version 4 (ICP/IP), click Properties.

2. The DNS line should be set to Obtain DNS server automatically. If it is not, set it yourself.

3. Click on Advanced —> the DNS tab. Remove everything here (if there is something) —> OK.

Step 5. Remove Chromium Virus From All Browsers

Note: After you complete this step, the threat will be gone from your browsers. Finish the  next step as well or it may reappear on a system reboot.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut —> Properties.

Note: We are showing Google Chrome, but you can do this for Firefox and IE (or Edge).

Properties —–> Shortcut. In Target, remove everything after .exe

Remove Chromium Virus from Internet Explorer and Edge

Open Edge, click on the (Gear Icon) —–> Manage Add-ons.

Find the threat —> Disable. Go to Edge —–> Internet Options —> change the URL to whatever you use (if hijacked) —> Apply.

Remove Chromium Virus from FireFox

Open Firefox, click mozilla menu -> Add-ons -> Extensions.

Find the adware/malware -> Remove.

Remove Chromium Virus from Chrome

Step 6. Remove Chromium Virus From All Browsers

Type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter.

Inside, press CTRL and F together and type the threat’s Name. Right click and delete any entries you find with a similar name. If they don’t show up this way, go manually to these directories and delete/uninstall them:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. — It could be any one of them, ask
us if you can’t discern which ones are malicious.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random

If the guide doesn’t help, download the anti-virus program we recommended or try our free
online virus scanner. Also, you can always ask us in the comments for help!

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43 Comments

HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
July 25, 2016 at 1:32 pm

Hi Sun,
these are fine. Contact us if you need any help.
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- Jayden says:
  March 26, 2020 at 5:40 pm
  
  After I followed all the steps and deleted chromium my chrome browser was insanely slow every time I opened it my CPU would spike idk what is happening.
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Luis Borton says:
August 16, 2016 at 1:19 pm

is this site a true site?
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- HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
  August 23, 2016 at 5:06 am
  
  Hi Luis,
  can you be more specific ? i didn’t quite understand you.
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HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
November 14, 2016 at 4:24 am

We wouldn’t suggest our readers software that is not safe to use. Which Remover tool are you exactly referring to?
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Hereisyaboy says:
February 21, 2017 at 7:00 pm

Hey i installed CCleaner and for some reason after my CCleaner got installed chromium icon just appeared on my desktop and in my task bar so i did go in control panel and uninstalled after that i saw no things hijacking my browser or pop-ups after like 2 months or more i saw my DISK USAGE was 100% and i called my brothers he knows about computers and he told me that may be some malware i simpy played Steam games and i didnt download any unsafe files from internet not even music ! After that i factory reset my pc after that My pc was going slow ..And i heard malware could have Restore Point i got so scared that it may come back after 1 month i saw my cooling fan was just from it self going high i thought that was dust but it was completly clean i scanned my system with AVAST Antivirus nothing was there and i was just checking my system files and i saw 1 or 2 files having alot of numbers i thought that was some system files but when i went in Chromium was there and just copying some files from my D: Drive and from my Web Browser history i got so scared ..When i entered in that file AVAST automaticlly said infection detected i tried going in safe mode it will not allow me i couldnt do anything but there were no popups or hijacking my browser PC was just slow after that i got MAD and i simply took my system down and deleted everything i even removed win8.1 after that i installed new Win8.1 is there any possibilty that he can come back because i have same HDD ? I know this is a long story but i want you everything to know 😀 ! Please answer,thanks !
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- HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
  February 22, 2017 at 8:03 am
  
  If you have re-installed everything, there’s probably no need to worry. How is your PC behaving now? Are there any problems after you re-installed Windows?
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HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
February 22, 2017 at 8:09 am

Probably not. Still, scanning the folder might not be a bad idea. Tell us in the comments if anything got detected.
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HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
March 4, 2017 at 3:33 pm

Remove the IP address that you’ve send us as well as any other similar address and then save the file.
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HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
March 27, 2017 at 10:53 am

Could you please rephrase your question?
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HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
March 27, 2017 at 10:56 am

Since those IP’s are more than likely coming from the unwanted software, we advise you to delete them and then save the changes to the Hosts file.
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HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
April 10, 2017 at 6:42 am

Getting the free version of SpyHunter would provide with the scanner function of the program which would detect any suspicious and potentially unwanted or harmful files on your PC but you will need to manually remove them. If you opt for the paid version of the program, it will also provide you with a removal tool that will almost always succeed in removing the problematic software. In addition to that, even if the program fails to resolve your issue, you have the option to ask for live support from the program’s developers so that you can receive a custom fix method for your specific situation.
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HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
June 7, 2017 at 3:09 am

Those addresses aren’t necessarily harmful yet they should still be removed from your Hosts file since they aren’t supposed to be there. Be sure to delete them and save the changes to the Hosts file.
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Zhee says:
June 24, 2017 at 10:46 am

I tried the conventional ways one but couldn’t advance it more because I don’t want to risk myself by meddling with system files & registries, so I tried to download your recommended software and installed it… the bad news is, installation error (your software can’t be installed in my PC).
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- HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
  June 28, 2017 at 4:47 am
  
  What error dos it give you? Also, do you have Administrator rights on the PC that you’re using?
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Phoebe says:
June 27, 2017 at 5:34 am

Hi, i have been following these steps and stuck in step 4, I can see below the local host, they are some ip adress that are supiscious

127.0.0.1 down.baidu2016. com
127.0.0.1 123.sogou. com
127.0.0.1 http://www.czzsyzgm. com
127.0.0.1 http://www.czzsyzxl. com
0.0.0.1 msplus.mcafee. com

I have tried opening the DNS, however there are no rogue dns to remove whatsoever. How?
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- HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
  June 28, 2017 at 4:49 am
  
  Remove those IP’s from yout Hosts file because they mustn’t be in it.
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HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
July 27, 2017 at 6:51 am

Where do you want to get back to?
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a a ni me lo ver says:
December 20, 2017 at 9:58 pm

what does these mean?

# unchecky_begin
# These rules were added by the Unchecky program in order to block advertising software modules
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 # fix for traceroute and netstat display anomaly
0.0.0.0 tracking.opencandy. com.s3. amazonaws. com
0.0.0.0 media.opencandy. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.opencandy. com
0.0.0.0 tracking.opencandy. com
0.0.0.0 api.opencandy. com
0.0.0.0 api.recommendedsw. com
0.0.0.0 rp.yefeneri2. com
0.0.0.0 os.yefeneri2. com
0.0.0.0 os2.yefeneri2. com
0.0.0.0 installer.betterinstaller. com
0.0.0.0 installer.filebulldog. com
0.0.0.0 d3oxtn1x3b8d7i.cloudfront. net
0.0.0.0 inno.bisrv. com
0.0.0.0 nsis.bisrv. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.file2desktop. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.goateastcach. us
0.0.0.0 cdn.guttastatdk. us
0.0.0.0 cdn.inskinmedia. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.insta.oibundles2. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.insta.playbryte. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.llogetfastcach. us
0.0.0.0 cdn.montiera. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.msdwnld. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.mypcbackup. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.ppdownload. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.riceateastcach. us
0.0.0.0 cdn.shyapotato. us
0.0.0.0 cdn.solimba. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.tuto4pc. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.appround. biz
0.0.0.0 cdn.bigspeedpro. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.bispd. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.bisrv. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.cdndp. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.download.sweetpacks. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.dpdownload. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.visualbee. net
# unchecky_end
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- HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
  December 21, 2017 at 4:46 pm
  
  Well, it means that you should probably delete the IPs from the Hosts file where you found them. Those aren’t supposed to be there so make sure you remove them from the file and save the changes.
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Djksin says:
January 14, 2018 at 11:33 am

# unchecky_begin
# These rules were added by the Unchecky program in order to block advertising software modules
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 # fix for traceroute and netstat display anomaly
0.0.0.0 tracking.opencandy .com.s3.amazonaws. com
0.0.0.0 media.opencandy. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.opencandy. com
0.0.0.0 tracking.opencandy. com
0.0.0.0 api.opencandy. com
0.0.0.0 api.recommendedsw. com
0.0.0.0 rp.yefeneri2. com
0.0.0.0 os.yefeneri2. com
0.0.0.0 os2.yefeneri2. com
0.0.0.0 installer.betterinstaller. com
0.0.0.0 installer.filebulldog. com
0.0.0.0 d3oxtn1x3b8d7i.cloudfront. net
0.0.0.0 inno.bisrv. com
0.0.0.0 nsis.bisrv. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.file2desktop. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.goateastcach. us
0.0.0.0 cdn.guttastatdk. us
0.0.0.0 cdn.inskinmedia. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.insta.oibundles2. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.insta.playbryte. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.llogetfastcach. us
0.0.0.0 cdn.montiera. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.msdwnld. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.mypcbackup. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.ppdownload. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.riceateastcach. us
0.0.0.0 cdn.shyapotato. us
0.0.0.0 cdn.solimba. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.tuto4pc. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.appround. biz
0.0.0.0 cdn.bigspeedpro. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.bispd. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.bisrv. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.cdndp. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.download.sweetpacks. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.dpdownload. com
0.0.0.0 cdn.visualbee. net
# unchecky_end
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- HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
  January 15, 2018 at 10:39 am
  
  Remove all of these from your Hosts file by deleting them and then saving the changes to the file – those IP addresses aren’t supposed to be there and are almost certainly part of the problem.
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  - Djksin says:
    January 15, 2018 at 5:46 pm
    
    How do I remove them?
    Reply
    - HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
      January 17, 2018 at 7:44 am
      
      What are you trying to remove? Please, be more detailed.
      Reply
      - Djksin says:
        January 18, 2018 at 4:53 pm
        
        How do I remove those IP addresses from my Host file?
      - HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
        January 19, 2018 at 9:14 am
        
        Just open the file and delete them as you’d delete text from any other text file and save the changes to the file afterwards.
neephelp says:
February 11, 2018 at 10:52 pm

I have this chromium virus. i think i got most of it off but i recall seeing something else that was associated with it when i was deleting and i forgot to write it down. It started with a “P” like pankan or something like that. Is this a virus too that need to be removed and what is the proper spelling so i can search for it. Thanks!
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- HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
  February 12, 2018 at 4:42 pm
  
  We do not know exactly what you are talking about. Where did you find this?
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illumelnati says:
May 13, 2018 at 10:54 pm

Thank you so much!
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- HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
  May 16, 2018 at 2:06 pm
  
  You are most welcome!
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Lynxwildcat says:
June 30, 2018 at 11:50 pm

alright so, I had dealt with this before. I simply deleted it. But from another website, I got it, and couldn’t find it, so I simply removed it from the computer in the Control Panel. Both of these made my computer really laggy and it had things glitch out. I think it also started some random youtube links I had open at the time.
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- HowToRemove.Guide Team says:
  July 3, 2018 at 2:26 am
  
  So, what is your situation right now? Are you still having issues?
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Lynxwildcat says:
June 30, 2018 at 11:53 pm

if you have windows 10, I suggest opening the control panel, right here. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e9ef46b604b458a50cb58b604404c3c9fbd11b5847e83567a6fdcdfb46533791.png
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Niko says:
August 7, 2019 at 4:35 am

Thanks this is very detailed and helpful
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help says:
October 27, 2019 at 4:10 pm

ahhhh help im trying to uninstall it but it’s not coming up in my list of things to uninstall :(((((((
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- Brandon says:
  October 31, 2019 at 7:50 am
  
  Complete the other steps – it is common for such software to not be present in the list of programs in the Control Panel.
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Tawseef says:
December 20, 2019 at 2:34 pm

I can’t install the anti virus software you recommended even though I downloaded it.
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- George Slaine says:
  January 7, 2020 at 9:01 am
  
  Hi Tawseef,
  you can remove the program from your Programs List in Settings/Control Panel in Windows, though we recommend you to keep the antivirus software to keep your system safe
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- George Slaine says:
  March 9, 2020 at 3:19 am
  
  Hi Tawseef,
  did you double click the install file, so you can start the installation? What is the issue you are encountering?
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Tony says:
March 22, 2020 at 8:08 pm

when I try to uninstall it it states, even after entering a pin “please contact a system admin” and it won’t uninstall chromium. Help?
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- George Slaine says:
  March 24, 2020 at 2:55 am
  
  Hi Tony,
  did you follow the removal guide?
  Reply
Shareena Baurhoo says:
May 23, 2020 at 2:03 am

Hello. I downloaded spyhunter. Will I still need to do the following steps too?
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- George Slaine says:
  May 26, 2020 at 6:31 am
  
  Hi Shareena Baurhoo
  You have to run Spyhunter and it will take care of the rest. You don’t have to go through the guide.
  Reply

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