Snap.do hijacker nightmare... won't uninstall!

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by lemontreelime, Mar 3, 2013.

  1. lemontreelime

    lemontreelime Private E-2

    Hello,
    After accidentally putting snap.do on my computer through another file, I have found myself unable to uninstall it. While I have managed to remove the bar from chrome and change my default search back to google. However, when uninstalling snap do from the control panel, I get a pop up message from the program itself and not windows asking me "which program I want to hide snap.do from". Although the toolbar was removed, the program still remains on my laptop after deleting and emptying the recycling bin multiple times. I have also cleared all browsing history and caches.

    Any help would be appreciated. This is a complete nightmare.. I've tried everything I can and it's really starting to give me an unnecessary headache :confused , especially since this is a family laptop..

    Advent Modena M202 laptop
    Intel Celeron T3500 CPU
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    4GB DDR3 RAM
    320gb HDD
    Integrated Intel Mobile 4 GPU
     
    Last edited: Mar 3, 2013
  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

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