Delete My Symptom Checker Program From Windows PC Easily (Remove Malware Virus)

My Symptom Checker : Labeled As a Potentially Unwanted Program

 

My Symptom Checker is another term categorized by security analysts under the Potentially Unwanted Program category. Although, it pretends itself as a helpful and essential Google Chrome extension. This program claims user for free online symptom checker so that people can easily know about the infection from which they infected. It is promoted via an attractive and legitimate slogan 'All the Medical Symptom Information You Need is Here!'. Before knowing more about My Symptom Checker take a closer look at it's interface.

Delete My Symptom Checker

List of Features Claimed By My Symptom Checker

At the first sight, My Symptom Checker is really looks as a helpful program that claims to offer several beneficial features including :

  • Symptom Checker – It claims to check and find out the peoples medial symptoms quickly.
  • Common Symptoms – The developers of such a program claims to find out the common symptoms and treatments together to get the better results.
  • Common Topics – Here, you can view the list of all common medical topics and detail about the trusted research.
  • Medications – This program claims you to find out the supplements and drugs that will help you to improve your symptoms.
  • Food – For your better self, you can find out the healthy recipes and the diet programs.
  • Fitness – It also claims to get fitness tips, workouts and programs online and many more.

Is My Symptom Checker Really Legitimate One?

Judged on it's appearances and it's promises, most of the Computer users easily tricked by it and agreed to download and install such a program but it is really not a wise decision because actually it is type of potentially unwanted program that gets installed into the Windows PC silently via bundling method, spam campaigns, pirated software, gambling site etc and cause serious issues. In reality, this program is not going to deliver you any beneficial feature as it claimed. Being a nasty and dubious potentially unwanted program, it will cause several issues inside your PC, some of the most common negative impacts are listed below :

  • Slows down System performance speed by eating up too much resources and space.
  • Modifies entire browser settings without users awareness and prevent them from revert them.
  • Replaces existing or default homepage with it's partnered site.
  • Traces browsing activities and collects user's all personal data.
  • Brings several malicious threat inside PC after opening PC backdoor.

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Learn To Remove My Symptom Checker Using Manual Methods

Phase 1 : Show Hidden Files To Delete My Symptom Checker Related Files And Folders

1. For Windows 8 or 10 Users : From the Ribbon’s View in My PC click on Options icon.

Folder search option Win 10 or 8

2. For Windows 7 or Vista Users : Open My Computer and tap on Organize button on the upper left corner and then to Folder and Search Options from the drop down menu.

Folder search options Win vista or 7

3. Now go to the View tab and enable Show hidden files and folder options and then uncheck the Hide protected system operating files checkbox option below.

Folder and Search options step 3

4. Finally look for any suspicious files in the hidden folders as given below and delete it.

Temp-Application-Data-Folder-Contents

  • %AppData%\[adware_name]
  • %Temp%\[adware_name]
  • %LocalAppData%\[adware_name].exe
  • %AllUsersProfile%random.exe
  • %CommonAppData%\[adware_name]

Phase 2 : Get Rid of My Symptom Checker Related Extensions Related From Different Web Browsers

From Chrome :

1. Click on Menu icon, hover through More Tools then tap on Extensions.

chrome tools extensions

2. Now click on Trash icon on the extensions tab there next to suspicious extensions to remove it.

chrome extensions trash

From Internet Explorer :

1. Click on Manage add-ons option from the drop down menu on going through Gear icon.

IE manage add-ins

2. Now if you find any suspicious extension in the Toolbars and Extensions panel then right click on it and Delete option to remove it.

IE toolbar and extensions

From Mozilla Firefox :

1. Tap on Add-ons on going through Menu icon.

mozilla add-ons

2. In the Extensions tab click on Disable or Remove button next to My Symptom Checker related extensions to remove them.

mozilla extensions

From Opera :

1. Press Opera menu, hover to Extensions and then select Extensions manager there.

Opera Extension 1

2. Now if any browser extension looks suspicious to you then click on (X) button to remove it.

Opera Extension 2

From Safari :

1. Click Preferences… on going through Settings Gear icon.

safari settings - preferences

2. Now on Extensions tab click on Uninstall button to remove it.

Safari Extension tab

From Microsoft Edge :

Note:–As there is no option for Extension Manager in Microsoft Edge so in order to sort out issues related with adware programs in MS Edge you can change its default homepage and search engine.

Change Default Homepage of Ms Edge –

1. Click on More(…) followed by Settings and then to Start page under Open With section.

Microsoft Edge View advanced settings

2. Now select View advanced settings button and then in Search in the address bar with section, you can select Google or any other homepage as your preference.

Ms Edge Homepage 2

Change Default Search Engine Settings of Ms Edge –

1. Select More(…) then Settings followed by View advanced settings button.

Microsoft Edge View advanced settings

2. Under Search in the address bar with box click on <Add new>. Now you can choose from the available list of search providers or add you preferred search engine and click Add as default.

Ms Edge Search Engine 2

Phase 3 : Block Unwanted Pop-ups from My Symptom Checker On Different Web Browsers

1. Google Chrome : Click Menu icon → Settings → Show advanced settings… → Content Settings… under Privacy section → enable Do not allow any site to show pop-ups (recommended) option → Done.

Chrome Block pop-ups

2. Mozilla Firefox : Tap on Menu icon → Options → Content panel → check Block pop-up windows in Pop-ups section.

Mozilla Block Pop-ups in Content tab

3. Internet Explorer : Click Gear Settings icon → Internet Options → in Privacy tab enable Turn on Pop-up Blocker under Pop-up Blocker Section.

Pop-up Blocker Internet Explorer

4. Microsoft Edge : Press More(…) option → Settings → View advanced settings → toggle on Block pop-ups.

Ms Edge Block Pop-ups

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