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Remove duckduckgo

vicdsy -  
Destrio5 Posted messages 99820 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -
Hello,
my Google Chrome search engine is infected by a virus (duckduckgo) that I can't remove because it doesn't appear in the settings or search engine extensions; I never intended to install it myself. Have you ever faced this problem?
Best regards.

Configuration: Windows / Edge 14.14393

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barnabe0057 Posted messages 14329 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 930
 
Hello,

Duckduckgo is not a virus, it's a popular search engine based on Microsoft's Bing.

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“Artificial intelligence is defined as the opposite of natural stupidity.”
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vicdsy
 
A search engine that installs itself without my permission is rarely benevolent software or a search engine, especially when it shows me ads during my searches.
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Destrio5 Posted messages 99820 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   10 324
 
Hello,

Have you used version 7.0.0.0 of AdwCleaner?
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Answer 2 / 2
Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date   Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention   24 711
 
Hello,

Reset/Repair the web browsers affected by the issues:

You can change the default search engine.

Please press a key to continue the disinfection...
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vicdsy
 
Alright, thank you, I will take a look at that.
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Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date   Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention   24 711 > vicdsy
 
All good =)
If it doesn't work, let us know, we'll dig deeper.
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