Help to remove FavDownloads.com completely

Basic information about FavDownloads.com

FavDownloads.com is a browser extension which can pop up on computer user’s browser and ask the users to install the FLV Flash Player. It can be classified as an adware program which is created by the cyber criminals to make profits through the pay-per-install revenue. This adware can come into the your computer without asking your permission along with some free software, shareware, spam email attachment, malicious links and websites, etc.

Once gets into the computer, FavDownloads.com will change the browser setting and inject unwanted add-on, plug-in. When you launch the browser, FavDownloads.com will pop up and hijack your homepage and new tab to its own domain without your permission. It will display bogus message to convince you to install the unwanted program. However, you should not believe in it. The application downloaded from this website has been detected as malware.

The malware will bring in many other threats to your computer, such as adware, browser hijacker, Trojan horse, etc. Your computer will be compromised. After installation, the adware will bring in a lot of pop-up ads, coupons, banners and sponsor links on all your browser. Due to the above malicious traits, it is suggested to remove FavDownloads.com as soon as possible to protect your computer from further attack. And it is highly recommended to keep a powerful anti-virus like Spyhunter on the computer to remove and block viruses. You can follow the guide be,low to continue.

Instructions on how to remove FavDownloads.com

Solution 1. Manual Removal Guide to Remove

Step 1- Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Task Manager to Stop related running processes in Windows Task Manager first.
Step 2-Remove FavDownloads.com extensions from browser

Remove FavDownloads.com extensions from Google Chrome

1. Click the Chrome Menu (on the browser toolbar) > Tools > Extensions > Find FavDownloads.com related add-ons and delete them.
2. Go to Chrome Menu >Settings > On startup >Set pages >
(1). Click on the X button to delete it and add a new URL, for example, www.google.com.
(2). Settings > Appearance > Change >
(3). Settings > Search > Manage search engines >

Remove FavDownloads.com extensions from Mozilla Firefox

1. Click on the menu button at the top right corner to open Menu > Add-ons >
2. Select the FavDownloads.com related extensions and click Disable or Remove button.

Remove FavDownloads.com extensions from IE

1. Tap or click the Tools button, and then tap or click Manage add-ons.
IE tool
2. Under show, tap or click all add-ons, and then select FavDownloads.com and click Remove button.

Step 2- Show all hidden files

Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

Step 4- Open the Registry Editor and delete the following entries:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box and click on OK)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Search Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"
Solution 2.Follow Automatic Removal Guide to Remove FavDownloads.com

SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. If the above guide is difficult to follow and you are not familiar with manual removal operation, it is suggested to download SpyHunter from here to help to remove FavDownloads.com right now.

Step 1. Download and install the removal tool Spyhunter.
Step 2. Follow the installation processes:

a) Run the file of the program.
b) Accept the License Agreement to continue.
c) Wait to finish installing.

Step 3. After installation, run SpyHunter and start a full scan on your computer.
Step 4. After scanning, show scan result and then clean all detected items completely.

Install RegCure Pro to Optimize and Speed up Your PC

If you are still worried about the left over of FavDownloads.com and want to clean all the unwanted registry entries or want to optimize your computer, it is recommended to use RegCure Pro. There are many things that can slow down your PC. RegCure Pro addresses all of the common problem areas to get your computer running better than ever. RegCure Pro also features fantastic tools so you can optimize your PC and solve other common computer frustrations!

Step 1. Install and launch RegCure Pro on your PC.
Step 2. Select “Yes” to download and install RegCure Pro.
Step 3. Click “Next” to continue.
Step 4. After completely installation, you can run the RegCure Pro program to can your system.
Step 5. After scanning, choose the items you want to clean and fix.

Kindly Remind: Hope the guide could help to remove FavDownloads.com completely! While the manual guide is not an easy job. You need to be very careful to move on every step. If you could not solve the problem manually by yourself, you are sincerely suggested to start an automatic removal with removal tool – SpyHunter to get the issue fixed quickly and safely. And you can download RegCure Pro to optimize your computer.