King Translate. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
King Translate has plenty of negative features
King Translate by Koyote-Lab Inc. is a program that allows translating words, documents, and texts. However, security specialists noticed that it has features of the potentially unwanted applications or adware apps. Once installed on the device, it might not only alter browser’s settings but display tons of ads as well.
While we don't claim that it is as dangerous as rogue anti-spyware[1] or ransomware,[2] we have to warn our readers that this program is spread using unfair distribution methods. Beware that it can infiltrate its target computer without any permission asked in a bundle with other programs. Due to this issue, users refer to this translator as King Translate virus.
Furthermore, King Translate might modify computer's settings after that. In most of the cases, it alters default search engine to www1.search-results.com and sets searchnu.com as a homepage without user's permission asked. These websites are highly suspicious, and you should stay away from them.
If you have noticed these changes, you should check your PC with updated anti-spyware and remove King Translate together with its malicious entries from the system because you may be infected with a more serious virus. For the elimination we recommend Reimage.
Nevertheless, King Translate looks a useful tool; you should rely on other translation tools, such as Google translator.[3] If you have installed this program directly from the download websites, you probably have noticed an increased amount of online ads. Some users also report that they are repeatedly redirected to commercials or strange websites as well.
King Translate redirect tendencies are worrying. The researchers from Les Virus[4] noticed that some of the ads might be related to malvertising[5] campaigns or might lead to phishing websites. Therefore, you should be careful with this adware.
However, the best way to get rid of all undesired changes and minimize the risk of catching a cyber infection is King Translate removal. We have mentioned that you can remove it automatically, but you can uninstall it manually too (the instructions are at the end of the text).
Click 'Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features' (if you are 'Windows XP' user, click on 'Add/Remove Programs').
If you are 'Windows 10 / Windows 8' user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once 'Quick Access Menu' shows up, select 'Control Panel' and 'Uninstall a Program'.
Right click on each of suspicious entries and select 'Uninstall'
Cick 'Go' and select 'Applications'
Click on every malicious entry and select 'Move to Trash'
Click on menu icon and select 'Manage add-ons'
Right click on each of malicious entries and select 'Disable'
Delete malicious URL, enter your desired domain name and click 'Apply' to save changes
Go to 'Advanced' tab and click on 'Reset' button. Now select 'Delete personal settings' and click on 'Reset' button again
Go to Settings and select 'Choose what to clear'
Select 'Clear' button
Open the start menu and select 'Task Manager'
Right-click 'Microsoft Edge' and select 'Go to details'
Select 'More details' if 'Go to details' option fails to show up
Find Microsoft Edge entries and select 'End Task'
Go to Microsoft Edge folder on your computer, right-click every entry and click 'Delete'
Find Windows PowerShell, right-click it and select 'Run as administrator'
Copy and paste a required command and press 'Enter'
Click on menu icon and select 'Add-ons'
Select 'Extensions' and look for malicious entries. Click 'Remove' to get rid of each of them
Click on menu icon and then on '?'. Select 'Troubleshooting Information'
Click on 'Reset Firefox' button for a couple of times
Click on menu icon. Select 'Tools' and 'Extensions'
Look for malicious entries and delete each of them by clicking on the Trash bin icon
When in 'Settings', select 'Manage search engines...'
Click 'X' to remove malicious URLs
When in 'Settings', scroll down to 'Reset browser settings' button and click on it
Click on 'Reset' button to complete your removal
Click on 'Safari' and select 'Preferences'
Go to 'Extensions' and uninstall malicious add-ons
Click on 'Safari' and select 'Reset Safari...'
Select all options and click on 'Reset' button
How unwanted programs might enter the system
The program is promoted through its official website as a software capable of helping PC users to translate words, documents and entire texts to various languages. However, it has also been found that PUP can get inside the system in a bundle with other programs or misleading pop-up ads.
Thus to avoid King Translate hijack, you have to:
- avoid downloading freeware from unknown third-party websites;
- choose Advanced/Custom settings instead of Standard/Recommended setup;
- unmark all “additional downloads”;
- read official documents, such as EULA, Terms and Agreements or Privacy Policy before clicking “Agree” button.
King Translate removal guidelines
If you want to remove King Translate and problems that are usually initiated by it, you have to choose between manual and automatic elimination instructions. If you want to wipe out malicious components bare hands, you have to delete them from Add/Remove Programs list. For that follow these steps:
- Click Start -> Control Panel -> Programs (or Add/Remove Programs) -> Uninstall a Program.
- Here, look for King Translate, Search-Results Toolbar, Quick Access Tab and similar entries and select “Uninstall/Change.”
- Click OK to save the changes.
Finally, fix each of your browsers with the help of these steps:
Internet Explorer:
- Open Internet Explorer, go ‘Tools” -> ”Manage Add-ons” -> ‘Toolbars and Extensions’ and uninstall King Translate, Search-Results Toolbar, Quick Access Tab and other entries that are unknown for you.
- Click ''Tools” -> “Manage addons” -> “Search Providers” and choose the search engine you used before.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Mozilla Firefox, go ‘Tools” -> “Add-ons” -> “Extensions;” find King Translate, Search-Results Toolbar, Quick Access Tab and other entries that are unknown and click “Uninstall.”
- Go “Tools” -> “Options” and reset the startup homepage to google.com, yahoo.com or similar search page.
Google Chrome:
- Click on the “Customize and control Google Chrome” icon, select “Options” -> “Basic” and change the homepage to google.com or other.
- Click the “Manage search engines…” -> choose “Google” and make it the default search engine.
You can remove King Translate automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, Plumbytes Anti-MalwareWebroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus, Malwarebytes Anti Malware. We recommend these applications because they can easily delete potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
Manual King Translate Removal Guide:
Remove King Translate from Windows systems
Below you can find manual King Translate removal guidelines:
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Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
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If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
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Uninstall King Translate and related programs
Here, look for King Translate or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Remove King Translate from Mac OS X system
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If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
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Wait until you see Applications folder and look for King Translate or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Remove King Translate from Internet Explorer (IE)
Reject changes made to Explorer by following these steps:
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Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons. -
You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for King Translate and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab. -
Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
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Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab. - Here, select Reset.
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When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete King Translate removal.
Remove King Translate from Microsoft Edge
Remove adware-related components from Microsoft Edge by following the instructions below:
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
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Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
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Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
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Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
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Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can’t see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
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When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe. -
Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
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Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, King Translate should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariRemove King Translate from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
These instructions will help to get rid of the changes made by King Translate:
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions. -
Here, select King Translate and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
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Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information. -
Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete King Translate removal.
Remove King Translate from Google Chrome
Reset Google Chrome in order to wipe out adware-related entries:
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select King Translate and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
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Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
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When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
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Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings. -
Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
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Click Reset to confirm this action and complete King Translate removal.
Remove King Translate from Safari
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. -
Here, select Extensions and look for King Translate or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... -
Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete King Translate removal process.
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- ^ Rogue security software. Microsoft. The official website.
- ^ Alex Hern. How to protect your computer against the ransomware attack. The Guardian. Latest US news, world news, sports, business, opinion, analysis and reviews.
- ^ Alan Henry. Five Best Language Translation Tools. Lifehacker. Tips, tricks and downloads for getting things done.
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