Title: QuestScan

Type: Adware

Also known as: Quest Scan

Remove QuestScan
Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(18 / 100)

QuestScan is definitely an unwanted program that belongs to a category of adwares known to begin their annoying activity as soon as they enter targeted PC. Being associated with various insecure downloads, QuestScan presents itself as a reputable optimizer of search bar functions. However, if you have this adware on your machine, you already know how much annoying it is. Do a scan with Spyware Doctor and remove QuestScan just after its appearance.

QuestScan results in completely taking over your computer: it starts continuous redirections, displays misleading pop up ads and interrupts every time when you start using web. You should not hesitate and remove QuestScan because it will continue its activity time to time

Related files: C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataQuestScanquestscan143.exe, C:Program FilesQuestScanuninstall.exe, C:Program FilesQuestScanquestscan.exe, C:Program FilesQuestScanQuestScan_deleted_

QuestScan properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts

QuestScan snapshot:

Automatic QuestScan removal:

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QuestScan manual removal:

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Kill processes:
questscan.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp ManagementARPCacheQuestScan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallQuestScan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREQuestScan
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ServicesQuestScan Service

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Unregister DLLs:
C:Program FilesQuestScanquestscan.dll

HELP:
how to unregister malicious DLLs

Delete files:
C:Program FilesQuestScanQuestScan_deleted_
C:Program FilesQuestScanquestscan.exe
C:Program FilesQuestScanuninstall.exe
C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataQuestScanquestscan143.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:

Phone Support to remove QuestScan

QR code for QuestScan removal instructions:

QR is short for Quick Response. They can be read quickly by the mobile phones. QR codes can store more data than standard barcodes, including url links, geo coordinates, and text.

The reason we add QR code to the website is that parasites like QuestScan are really hard to remove on infected computer. you can quicly scan the QR code with your mobile device and have manual removal instructions to uninstall QuestScan right in your pocket.

Simply use the QR scanner and read removal instructions from mobile device.

Information added: 2011-07-19 07:23:42
Information updated: 2011-07-19 07:25:21

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