QuotationCafe - How to remove

QuotationCafe

QuotationCafe is one more toolbar that you can download from quotationcafe.com. However, lately it has been noticed to be installed to random systems without users consent. The program is always bundled with other free applications that you can download from the Internet. QuatationCafe is not considered to be malicious, but it brings many inconveniences for the user.

First of all, you will notice that your homepage and default search provider are changed. Later you will see that you are constantly being redirected while browsing the Internet. The program tries to build up traffic to certain websites this way. It also collects information about your browsing activity and may allow third parties to use this data to display targeted advertisements on your computer.

You can avoid getting QuotationCafe to your computer by being more careful when installing any freeware to your system. These programs often include additional applications that are installed automatically if you don’t deselect this option at one of the steps of installation of the main program.

It is recommended to remove QuotationCafe from your system immediately after detecting its activity on your computer. You will pose risk to your computer’s protection if you keep it there. Besides, your privacy will be violated too. Below we provide detailed steps what to do if you want to remove QuotationCafe from your system:

  1. Try uninstalling QuotationCafe. You should go to Control Panel Add and Remove Programs list, locate the application there and remove it. If you do not see QuotationCafe, use Spyhunter, it will detect any browser hijackers and adware that might have come with QuotationCafe or might have been hidden/saved under another name. Additionally, hijackers might have installed software that prevents browser settings from being changed. Such software ranges from legitimate on to trojan – based only. Make sure you scan your PC with anti-malware programs or your browser settings might revert to hijacked ones
  2. Check if there is no QuotationCafe left among browser extensions:
    • For Internet Explorer: Go to “Tools” (or gear icon in Internet Explorer 9), -> “Manage Add-ons”. Look for QuotationCafe and disable these entries.
    • For Google Chrome: Click on the wrench or bars icon on the top right of the screen; go to “Tools”-> “Extensions”. If you see any extensions related to QuotationCafe, click on a trash can icon next to them.
    • For Mozilla Firefox: Go to “Tools” -> “Add-ons” -> “Extensions”. If you see any extensions related to QuotationCafe, disable them.
  3. If your home page is still QuotationCafe, remove it manually:
    • For Internet Explorer go to Tools ->Internet Options. Remove QuotationCafe and replace it with your preferred webpage.
    • For Google Chrome click on the Customize icon -> Settings. Click Set Pages under the startup. Remove QuotationCafe and replace it with your preferred webpage.
    • For Mozilla Firefox go to Tools -> Options (or click Firefox in the top left corner and click Options). Under the General tab remove QuotationCafe and replace it with your preferred home page.
  4. If your search engine is still QuotationCafe, reset it to the one you prefer:
    • For Internet Explorer go to Tools -> Manage Add Ons -> .Search Providers, Select Google or Bing as default engine and remove the QuotationCafe search engine from the list.
    • For Google Chrome go to the customize icon (wrench or 3 bars) -> Settings -> Manage search engines -> select a new search engine as the default one -> click X next to QuotationCafe to remove it.
    • For Mozilla Firefox, click on the search magnify glass icon near the search box, click Manage Search Engines. Remove the QuotationCafe rom the list of search providers by highlighting the selections and clicking Remove. Alternatively, you might have to perform these steps:
      • Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page
      • Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
      • Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
      • Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
      • Search for ‘browser.newtab.url’. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on each new tab.

If you did not scan your computer with Spyhunter in the first step, it is recommended to perform a full system scan after all the steps are completed. It will ensure all the remains of QuotationCafe are removed as well as any viruses that might have infected your system while this browser hijacker was active.

On behalf of developers of QuotationCafe we were asked to remove this article due to false information on it. However, we feel like this post is correct and helpful to our readers. QuotationCafe and other software developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. can be detected and recognised as viruses or potentially unwanted software by various anti-malware tools. Toolbars developed by Mindspark share same EULA (End User License Agreement) that is mislieding. It claims that this software is not an adware or malware, while there are statements that toolbars might display advertisements from 3rd parties or monetise toolbars in other ways. By definition such software is considered as an adware. All articles posted on www.2-viruses.com regarding products of Mindspark are correct.

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