{"id":7369,"date":"2013-03-15T06:18:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T06:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=7369"},"modified":"2013-03-15T06:18:08","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T06:18:08","slug":"xfinity-toolbar-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/xfinity-toolbar-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove XFinity toolbar and xfinity.comcast.net (Uninstall Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>XFinity<\/strong> is a program developed Comcast, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed on your computer, it will add a toolbar, change your browser homepage and default search engine to <em>xfinity.comcast.net<\/em>.<br \/>\nFurthermore, this program will display advertisements and sponsored links in your search results, and may collect search terms from your search queries.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7371\" title=\"Xfinity toolbar\" alt=\"[Image: Xfinity toolbar]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-home-page-hijack.jpg\" width=\"922\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-home-page-hijack.jpg 922w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-home-page-hijack-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><br \/>\nXFinity got on your computer after you have installed another free software or add-on that had bundled into their installer this browser hijacker.<br \/>\nFor example, when you install vPlay,you will also agree to set <em>xfinity.comcast.ne<\/em>t as your default browser home page, and change your default search engine to <em>search.comcast.net<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7373\" title=\"Xfinity Search - search.comcast.com\" alt=\"[Image: Xfinity Search]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-search.jpg\" width=\"922\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-search.jpg 922w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-search-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><br \/>\nHowever, when you uninstall vPlay from your computer, your web browser\u2019s default settings will not be restored. This means that you\u2019ll have to remove XFinity from your favorite web browser manually.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad736918812\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>You should <strong>always pay attention when installing software<\/strong> because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this browser hijacker. Be very careful what you agree to install.<br \/>\n<strong>Always opt for the custom installation<\/strong> and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don\u2019t trust.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad1027224085\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>XFinity toolbar and xfinity.comcast.net &#8211; Virus Removal Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>STEP 1\u00a0: Uninstall\u00a0XFinity toolbar\u00a0from your computer<\/h3>\n<p>XFinity has installed a program (<strong>XFinity Toolbar<\/strong> developed by Comcast) on your computer, which we will need to uninstall.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1069823657\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>To uninstall <strong>XFinity toolbar<\/strong>\u00a0program from your computer, click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button, then select <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, and click on <strong>Uninstall a program.<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are a Windows 8 user, you can right-click on a bottom left hot corner (formerly known as the Start button) and select Control panel from there, then select <em>Uninstall a program<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7203\" title=\"Click on Uninstall a program\" alt=\"[Image: Uninstall a program]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows.jpg\" width=\"557\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows.jpg 557w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Seach and uninstall <strong>XFinity Toolbar<\/strong> from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7378\" title=\"Uninstall XFinity program\" alt=\"[Image: Uninstall XFinity program]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-uninstall.jpg\" width=\"967\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-uninstall.jpg 967w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-uninstall-300x77.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Please note that on some computers this program might be renamed or missing, search for any program developed by <em>Comcast<\/em> and uninstall it from your computer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 2 : Remove the XFinity Search residual damage from your browser<\/h3>\n<p>Babylon has installed a browser extension, has changed your homepage to <em>xfinity.comcast.net<\/em>, and has changed your default search engine.<\/p>\n<h4>Remove XFinity Toolbar from\u00a0Internet Explorer<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Remove XFinity plugins from Internet Explorer.<\/strong><br \/>\nOpen Internet Explorer,then click on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6324\" title=\"Internet Explorer gear icon\" alt=\"[Image: Internet Explorer gear icon]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/icongear.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> (<em>Tools<\/em> for Windows XP users)\u00a0at the top (far right) and then \u00a0select <strong>Manage add-ons<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7099\" title=\"Select Manage Add-ons in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"[Image: Manage Add-ons in Internet Explorer]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Internet-Explorer-Manage-Add-ons.jpg\" width=\"435\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Internet-Explorer-Manage-Add-ons.jpg 435w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Internet-Explorer-Manage-Add-ons-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><br \/>\nFrom the <em>Toolbars and Extensions<\/em> tab, select <strong>XFINITY Toolbar<\/strong>, <strong>Updater For XFIN_PORTAL<\/strong> and <strong>everything related to Visicom Media Inc<\/strong>, then click on <em>Disable<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7372\" title=\"Xfinity Internet Explorer plugins\" alt=\"[Image: Xfinity Internet Explorer plugins]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Internet-Explorer-add-ons.jpg\" width=\"816\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Internet-Explorer-add-ons.jpg 816w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Internet-Explorer-add-ons-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Set Internet Explorer default search engine from <em>search.comcast.net<\/em>\u00a0to Bing.<\/strong><br \/>\nTo change your default search engine, click on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6324\" title=\"Internet Explorer gear icon\" alt=\"[Image: Internet Explorer gear icon]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/icongear.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> , select <strong>Manage Add-ons<\/strong>, and then, under <em>Add-on Types<\/em>, click <strong>Search Providers<\/strong>.<br \/>\nSelect <strong>Bing<\/strong> and on click the <strong>Set Default<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7376\" title=\"Select Bing and click on Set as default to remove Xfinity Search\" alt=\"[Image: XFinity Search Internet Explorer]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-search-Internet-Explorer.jpg\" width=\"816\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-search-Internet-Explorer.jpg 816w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-search-Internet-Explorer-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><br \/>\nTo remove search.comcast.net from Internet Explorer, select <em>XFinity.com Search<\/em> and click on <strong>Remove<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7377\" title=\"XFinity Search Internet Explorer removal\" alt=\"[Image: XFinity Internet Explorer add-ons]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-search-Internet-Explorer-removal.jpg\" width=\"816\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-search-Internet-Explorer-removal.jpg 816w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-search-Internet-Explorer-removal-300x91.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change your Internet Explorer home page from <em>xfinity.comcast.net<\/em> to its default<\/strong><br \/>\nTo change your home page, click on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6324\" title=\"Internet Explorer gear icon\" alt=\"[Image: Internet Explorer gear icon]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/icongear.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> , select Internet Explore options, and in the <strong>General<\/strong> tab,under the <strong>Home page<\/strong> section, click on <strong>Use default<\/strong> to restore Internet Explorer default home page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6327\" title=\"Set Internet Explorer to its default homepage\" alt=\"[Image: Set Internet Explorer to its default homepage]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/default-home-page-internet-explorer.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/default-home-page-internet-explorer.jpg 423w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/default-home-page-internet-explorer-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Remove XFinity Toolbar from\u00a0Mozilla Firefox<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Remove XFinity toolbar extensions from Firefox.<\/strong><br \/>\nAt the top of the Firefox window, click the orange <strong>Firefox\u00a0button<\/strong>, then select <strong>Add-ons<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5357\" title=\"Firefox Add-on manager\" alt=\"Firefox addon menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon.jpg\" width=\"313\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon.jpg 313w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><br \/>\nSelect the <strong>Extensions<\/strong> tab, then remove <strong>XFinity Toolbar<\/strong> extension from Mozilla Firefox.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7370\" title=\"Xfinity Firefox extensions\" alt=\"[Image: Xfinity Firefox extensions]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Firefox-extensions.jpg\" width=\"868\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Firefox-extensions.jpg 868w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Firefox-extensions-300x90.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reset your default search engine and home page from <em>xfinity.comcast.net<\/em> to their default.<\/strong><br \/>\nTo reset your search engine and homepage to their default, we will use the <em>SearchReset<\/em> extension.This add-on is very simple: on installation, it backs up and then resets your search preferences and home page to their default values, and then uninstalls itself. This affects the search bar, URL bar searches, and the home page.<br \/>\nYou can download SearchReset from the below link, and then we will just need to install it to revert Firefox to its default settings.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/searchreset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEARCHRESET DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open another web page from where you can download the SearchReset Firefox extension)<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7089\" title=\"Install SearchReset extension to restore Firefox to its default settings\" alt=\"[Image: SearchReset extension]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/searchreset-firefox-extension.jpg\" width=\"759\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/searchreset-firefox-extension.jpg 759w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/searchreset-firefox-extension-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Remove XFinity from\u00a0Google Chrome<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Set Google Chrome default search engine from <em>Xfinity.com Search<\/em> to Google.<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0 button, then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and click on\u00a0<strong>Manage search engines<\/strong>\u00a0in the Search section.<br \/>\nIn the <em>Search Engines<\/em> dialog that appears, select <strong>Google<\/strong> and click the <strong>Make Default<\/strong> button that appears in the row.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7374\" title=\"Select Google and click on Make Default to remove Xfinity redirect\" alt=\"[Image: Xfinity Search Chrome hijack]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Search-Chrome.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Search-Chrome.jpg 880w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Search-Chrome-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><br \/>\nSearch for <strong>Xfinity.com Search<\/strong>\u00a0in the <em>Search Engines<\/em> list, and click the\u00a0<strong>X<\/strong>\u00a0button that appears at the end of the row.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7375\" alt=\"[Image: XFinity Search Chrome removal]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Search-Chrome-removal.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"261\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Search-Chrome-removal.jpg 880w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xfinity-Search-Chrome-removal-300x88.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Change Google Chrome homepage from <em>xfinity.comcast.net<\/em>\u00a0to its default<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe XFinity has modified your Google settings to open their webpage whenever you start your browser, so we will need to revert this change.<br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0 button, then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and click on\u00a0<strong>One the New Tab page<\/strong>\u00a0in the <em>On Startup<\/em> section.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6331\" title=\"Change Google Chrome homepage to its default\" alt=\"[Image: Change Google Chrome homepage to its default]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-startup-Chrome-default.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-startup-Chrome-default.jpg 424w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-startup-Chrome-default-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 3: Remove XFinity registry keys with AdwCleaner.<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download\u00a0AdwCleaner\u00a0from the below link. <strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/toolslib.net\/downloads\/finish\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>This link will automatically download AdwCleaner on your computer<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Before starting this utility, close all open programs and internet browsers.<\/li>\n<li>Double click on\u00a0<strong>adwcleaner.exe<\/strong>\u00a0to run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>, then confirm each time with\u00a0<strong>Ok<\/strong>. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5010\" title=\"Adwcleaner\" alt=\"Adwcleaner utility\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1.jpg 425w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Your computer will be rebooted automatically. A text file will open after the restart.<\/li>\n<li>NEXT, double click on\u00a0<strong>adwcleaner.exe<\/strong>\u00a0to run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Uninstall<\/strong>, then confirm with\u00a0<strong>yes<\/strong> to remove this utility from your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 4: Run a computer scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/strong> from the below link, then double click on it to install this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.malwarebytes.org\/342\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.malwarebytes.org%2fproducts%2fmalwarebytes_free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a><em> (This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, <strong>keep following the prompts<\/strong> in order to continue with the setup process. <strong>DO NOT make any changes to default settings<\/strong> and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the <strong>Update Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> and <strong>Launch Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> checked, then click on the <strong>Finish <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6075\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg 402w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Scanner<\/strong> tab, select <strong>Perform quick scan<\/strong> and then click on the <strong>Scan\u00a0<\/strong>button to start scanning your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6076\" title=\"Run a Quick Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Quick Scan]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6077\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for XFinity\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for XFinity]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the Malwarebytes scan will be completed, click on\u00a0<strong>Show Result<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6078\" title=\"Malwarebytes when the system scan has completed\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan results]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image. Make sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong> and click on the <strong>Remove Selected <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6079\" title=\"Click on Remove Selected to get rid of XFinity\" alt=\"[Image:Malwarebytes removing malware]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 5: Run a computer scan with HitmanPro<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Download HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link, then double click on it to start this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverbridge.com\/747\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.surfright.nl%2fen%2fhitmanpro%2f&amp;product=69061s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download HitmanPro)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start and you&#8217;ll need to follow the prompts (by clicking on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button) to start a system scan with this program.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5179\" title=\"HitmanPro installation options (Click Next)\" alt=\"HitmanPro installation\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start scanning your computer for malware, as seen in the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5177\" title=\"HitmanPro while scanning for XFinity\" alt=\"HitmanPro scans for XFinity\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the scan is complete,you&#8217;ll see a screen which will display all the infected files that this utility has detected, and you&#8217;ll need to click on <strong>Next<\/strong> to remove these malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5178\" title=\"HitmanPro reporting scan results\" alt=\"HitmanPro scan results\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Activate free license <\/strong>to start the free 30 days trial and remove all the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5175\" title=\"Activate HitmanPro free 30 days trial license\" alt=\"HitmanPro 30 days activation button\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove XFinity from your machine, please start a new thread in our <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a> forum.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>XFinity is a program developed Comcast, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed on your computer, it will add a toolbar, change your browser homepage and default search engine to xfinity.comcast.net. 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