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removed dregol via controls, programs & regedit; dregol still 1 click search

jalea148
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running Win7; firefox 38.0.1. have used 2 programs to remove dregol:Control Panel & Advanced Uninstaller Pro. Used regedit to remove all references to dregol. It does not appear in Chrome. Removed it as default search. However, it's still there as a 1 click search engine and occasionally used as the search engine.

running Win7; firefox 38.0.1. have used 2 programs to remove dregol:Control Panel & Advanced Uninstaller Pro. Used regedit to remove all references to dregol. It does not appear in Chrome. Removed it as default search. However, it's still there as a 1 click search engine and occasionally used as the search engine.

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    Product Firefox
    Topic Customize controls, options and add-ons
    System Details
    • Windows 7
    • Firefox 38.0

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Bobby R.
Bobby R. 9 solutions 66 answers
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Hi, You could try this link: http://keonesoftware.com/guides/dregol/

B.R.

Hi, You could try this link: http://keonesoftware.com/guides/dregol/ B.R.
jalea148
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Andrew
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Have you uninstalled Dregol from the control panel already? If Dregol, is still taking over Firefox, please follow the instructions on the latter half of the article mentioned. Sometimes traces of malware and bits and pieces are left. Here are a few recommended malware solutions to completely removed Dregol from your computer.

You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:

Microsoft Security Essentials is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one. Windows 8 has antivirus built-in already.

Have you uninstalled Dregol from the control panel already? If Dregol, is still taking over Firefox, please follow the instructions on the latter half of the article mentioned. Sometimes traces of malware and bits and pieces are left. Here are a few recommended malware solutions to completely removed Dregol from your computer. You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software: * [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner] * [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware] * [http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/disinfection/5350 Anti-Rootkit Utility - TDSSKiller] * [http://general-changelog-team.fr/en/downloads/viewdownload/20-outils-de-xplode/2-adwcleaner AdwCleaner] (for more info, see this [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ alternate AdwCleaner download page]) * [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro] * [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner] [http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one. Windows 8 has antivirus [http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/windows8.aspx#antivirus built-in] already.
jalea148
jalea148
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Ran full deep scan and not threats found. Microsoft Security Essentials had already been installed.

Ran full deep scan and not threats found. Microsoft Security Essentials had already been installed.
guigs
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*[[Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page]] *[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-search-bar-firefox-and-manage-search-engines#w_remove-search-engines How to remove search engines from Firefox]
jalea148
jalea148
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guigs2 said

Instructions to remove search engines is out of date. I highlighted the bad search and found REMOVE at bottom of page. It seems to work. Many thanx.

''guigs2 [[#answer-734330|said]]'' <blockquote> *[[Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page]] *[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-search-bar-firefox-and-manage-search-engines#w_remove-search-engines How to remove search engines from Firefox] </blockquote> Instructions to remove search engines is out of date. I highlighted the bad search and found REMOVE at bottom of page. It seems to work. Many thanx.