PCTuner. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
What is PCTuner?
PCTuner (also known as Quick Heal PCTuner) is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that you should avoid installing on your computer. It is a suspicious adware that may try to scare you into believing that your computer is affected by tens or even hundreds of viruses. For that purpose, it delivers fake pop-up messages when you are surfing the net and notify about infections and offer to fix them by calling their remote support service. You should not do that under any circumstances because it will only result in an increased telephone bill the next month. By the way, PCTuner pop-up ads may also offer you to update software, such as Java, Flash, Media player, web browser, download manager and so on. No matter how attractive they may seem, remember that PCTuner is just an ordinary adware and seeks to trick you into installing another suspicious program on your computer this way. In fact, it can easily make people believe in those pop-ups because it is promoted as a tool that speeds up PC, clean registry entries, delete junk files and do other useful things. Therefore, if you read this article due to the fact that you have already been tricked into clicking on them, we highly recommend you to scan your computer with a reputable anti-spyware, such as Reimage because it's very likely that your computer computer is infected by more that one unwanted program. Take into consideration the fact that PCTuner virus may also try to track you, slow down your computer and implement other suspicious activities behind your back. So do not ignore its presence and get rid of it right now.
How can PCTuner hijack my computer?
If PCTuner redirects to unknown websites and fake pop-up alerts have started appearing as if out of nowhere, it's obvious that you have recently installed a free software not attentively enough. We say so because such and similar adwares tend to travel bundled with various freewares and sharewares and get inside random computers unnoticed. To avoid installing such and similar potentially unwanted programs you should dedicate some extra time for the installation of every freeware. Beside, before doing so, you should read End User's License Agreement, Privacy Policy and other information related to your selected program because you may be negatively surprised after finding a lot of negative comments of other users on the Internet. By the ways, you should always select Advanced or Custom installation option. That's because Quick or Basic installation is not reliable due to the fact that it may hide additional components and install them without disclosing check boxes notifying about them. Select an expanded installation method and unmark check marks claiming that you accept to install 'useful' plug-ins, add-ons, toolbars or extensions. Do not fail to do that. Otherwise, you can start receiving deceptive PCTuner ads, pop-up alerts, experiencing its redirects, loss of non-personal information and so on. In case you are experiencing all these issues right now, keep reading this article and find the best solution for that.
How to remove PCTuner virus?
PCTuner is not a virus, but it may cause various issues, such as money loss or infiltration of other potentially unwanted programs. Ignore PCTuner pop-up alerts and get rid of this adware right
You can remove virus damage automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, Malwarebytes MalwarebytesCombo Cleaner, Plumbytes Anti-MalwareMalwarebytes Malwarebytes. We recommend these applications because they detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.

To remove PCTuner, follow these steps:
Delete PCTuner from Windows systems
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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 PCTuner and related programs
Here, look for PCTuner or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Uninstall PCTuner 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 PCTuner or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Get rid of PCTuner from Internet Explorer (IE)
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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 PCTuner 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 PCTuner removal.
Erase PCTuner from Microsoft Edge
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.
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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, PCTuner should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariRemove PCTuner from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
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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 PCTuner 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 PCTuner removal.
Eliminate PCTuner from Google Chrome
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select PCTuner 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 PCTuner removal.
Delete PCTuner 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 PCTuner 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 PCTuner removal process.