Comments on: Remove Spigot Search settings – How to https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/ Windows Tips & How-tos Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: lakonst https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/#comment-186899 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 01:26:33 +0000 https://www.wintips.org/?p=419#comment-186899 In reply to Gallagher.

@Gallagher: Clean your System with “AdwCleaner” utility from https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/

]]> By: Gallagher https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/#comment-183624 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 03:20:36 +0000 https://www.wintips.org/?p=419#comment-183624 In reply to lakonst.

I ran Malwarebytes three times and despite applying "quarantine", it kept being found. I ultimately searched, and deleted, all entries containing "spigot" in my registry.

]]> By: Amelia Teixeira https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/#comment-4883 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 11:00:20 +0000 https://www.wintips.org/?p=419#comment-4883 In reply to lakonst.

Before ending the process SearchSettings from Task Manager, right click and choose Show in Folder and windows explorer will open in the folder where SearchSettings is.
But first you need to enable hidden files.

]]> By: Amelia Teixeira https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/#comment-4882 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:49:31 +0000 https://www.wintips.org/?p=419#comment-4882 Thank you! Your article was my saviour ;)
I was trying to find a way to get rid of that SearchSettings and only found some hard and confused ways.
Glad I found your article, it was my saviour ;)
I followed all the steps and got rid of that SearchSettings.
I had not only one but 2 entries named SearchSettings. Anyway deleted those 2.
Didn't find any toolbar in control panel but found WindowsProtectManger20.0.0.339
I googled that and found it is a trojan. I clicked to uninstall and it desappeared! Guess it was uninstalled.
I've cleaned my PC with CCleaner and Advanced SystemCare 7. Both found Spigot in registry.
Then I've scanned with Malwarebytes and found more Spigot entries.
Now I really hope I got rid off that SearchSettings forever!!
Once more: thank you!!

]]> By: lakonst https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/#comment-1985 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 18:28:47 +0000 https://www.wintips.org/?p=419#comment-1985 In reply to mary.

I think is under "C:\ProgramData" folder (Folder is hidden. you have to enable hidden files view first). Alternately you can search for it.

]]> By: mary https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/#comment-1984 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 18:08:50 +0000 https://www.wintips.org/?p=419#comment-1984 I need to know how to delete Spigot from windows 7 home premium. Where is it?

]]> By: lisa https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/#comment-1963 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 16:25:39 +0000 https://www.wintips.org/?p=419#comment-1963 Thank you!

]]> By: D https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/#comment-1931 Sat, 16 Nov 2013 13:02:34 +0000 https://www.wintips.org/?p=419#comment-1931 Spigot's SEARCH SETTINGS
is malicious in preventing you from changing your default search provider,
constantly resetting your default search engine to Yahoo as the default at present.

It is distributed within installers for other software like Iobit's very popular Advanced System Care.
And even if you opt to not install the toolbars which come with the “carrier” installer, many times it is nevertheless installed. With every (too frequent) update of ASC the threat is renewed and this mess must be rectified yet again.

IOBIT's Advanced System Care TOOLBOX has an option for HOMEPAGE PROTECTION (for Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer) which includes an option explicitly in the Firefox section to set Search with a drop-down list apparently showing the search engine choices available within one's own Firefox. This would appear to permit true user choice of what default search engine the user wants for Firefox. I have not tested effectiveness of the protection of other search settings than Yahoo, nor whether this setting affects the other two browswers (IE and Chrome) that are recognized. Nor have I tested what the total removal of the Search Settings program might do to this Homepage Protection feature or its settings page.

]]> By: lakonst https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/#comment-1750 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:29:40 +0000 https://www.wintips.org/?p=419#comment-1750 In reply to Grigorio.

Dear Grigorio, if you uninstall the Spigot only (from Add/Remove Programs) and you don't perform the rest of the removal steps as described here, you will see that Spigot still runs in the background.

]]> By: Grigorio https://www.wintips.org/remove-spigot-search-settings/#comment-1748 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:43:04 +0000 https://www.wintips.org/?p=419#comment-1748 Yesterday I updated my YTD and I came across a pop-up window that offered some additional offers. I wanted the toolbar because i read it contains a YTD fast download button. I didn't want to change my homepage so i found useful info on how to reset to previous settings here http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Your-Home-Page In case the search engine is also affected you can find tips about how to change it back here: http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=464 From my previous experience the toolbar can be uninstalled pretty easy from "Control Panel" -> "Add/Remove Programs"

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