What is Yambler, how to remove from Opera, Mozilla and other browsers? How to remove Yambler from a computer?

The modern world is almost completely dependent on the Internet. In the network we learn the latest news, work and find the information we need. In the light of the latter one should not be surprised at the enormous importance that search engines have acquired that allow you to find the information you need.

Unfortunately, not all companies that are engaged in their creation, conduct their business honestly. A clear example of this is the search service "Iambler".

What it is?

Despite the fact that the name of this service is consonant with "Rambler" and "Yandex" in one bottle, there is no need to deceive: in fact, the page of this search engine is stuffed with questionable links to even more dubious sites where there is little useful information, but full Trojans and other "evil spirits."

That's what Yambler is. How do I remove it from my computer? Before we tell you about this, it will not be superfluous to mention the methods of distribution of this "search engine".

How does it spread?

As a rule, the distribution mechanism is classic: dishonest developers of free and shareware software build in their products an installation kit of "Iambler". In exactly the same way, the domestic company Mail.ru promotes its dubious services, the same creator Yambler uses the same methods. How to remove it is a secondary matter. First, it will not hurt to learn about methods of preventing invasion.

When installing a free program, pay attention to the flag "Recommended installation" and "Customizing". It is strongly recommended to use "Custom", because in this case you can uncheck the installation packages of additional programs that can be installed on your system.

Unfortunately, with the "Yambler" this approach does not guarantee security. Experts assume that this malware can be installed on its own using the security holes of both the browser and the operating system to implement the system.

Users also say that even if there is a normal antivirus and firewall, which they regularly update, the virus still manages to jump to the computer.

However, it is not surprising: on the same Mail.ru Guard only Dr.Web reacts, and even then it is not always. What can be said about advertising software, loyalty to which may well be trite bought.

How to determine the fact of implementation?

Of course, the presence of "Iambler" on your computer, you easily notice on the panels in the browser. However, given the lack of user experience and a large amount of debris in the Internet browser, you can simply not notice the very fact of the appearance of something new. For a reliable diagnosis of the presence of Yambler (how to remove which, we'll talk below), you need to look at the properties of the browser.

So, right-click on the shortcut of the browser that is used on your system. In the pop-up menu that appears, select "Properties", and in the dialog that appears, select the "Shortcut" tab. There is an "Object" line. Look at what it refers to: if at the end there is something like Firefox.exe (or Opera.exe, Chrome.exe, etc.), then everything is in order.

But if there is something like Firefox.url there, then it's not at all good. This just shows that your browser will open, automatically forwarding you to the page of the very "Iambler".

What to do?

Who is to blame, we have already figured out. It remains only to find out what to do with this search engine. First, you need to correct the link in the "Object" field, which we mentioned above.

For "Firefox" there you need to insert the value "C: \ Program Files \ Mozilla Firefox \ firefox.exe", together with quotes. For all "chromo-like" browsers, this value will have the form "" C: \ ProgramFiles (x86) \ Google \ Chrome \ Application \ Chrome.exe ".

Before you remove the Yambler from the Opera, do not forget about its transition to the category of browsers based on Chrome, so look for its executable files in the same place.

If you correct the line to the correct one, in no case start the browser! After that, click on the "Start" button, and in the "Run" field enter the "Regedit" command. The Registry Editor dialog box appears.

Press the "Ctrl + F" key combination, after which the window for finding the values appears. In the search field enter the word Yambler (how to delete which, we learn now), press the "Enter" key. The system will find the registry key, which has this value. Delete it by selecting it with the left mouse button and clicking on "Del". After that, press the "F3" key, after which the program will show you the next registry key in which the corresponding value was found.

Repeat this operation until there is no mention of "Iambler" in the registry. After that, you must find and delete the folder "C: \ Program Files \ Zaxar". For reliability, click the "Start" button again, enter Zaxar in the search field, press "Enter". If something like this is found, then clean it without regret.

"Heavy artillery"

Before you get rid of Yambler, we strongly recommend that you install the Revo Uninstaller Pro. It is designed to completely remove unwanted programs from your computer. How can it remove the last remnants of "Iambler"?

All up to insulting is simple. First you need to start the application. At the top of the working window, look for the "Forced uninstallation" button. Click on it with the left mouse button, and then the utility dialog box will open. In the "Exact program name" field, enter the word Yambler, then click on the "Next" button.

The utility will perform a thorough search of all remaining files and entries in the registry, after which it will permanently remove this software from your computer.

We remove toolbars from browsers

If you only used to manually check the registry and remove the entries about "Iambler" from it, then your browser might well have toolbars from this "wonderful" search engine. It is relatively easy to help this problem.

Before you remove Yambler from Mozilla, you need to click the Firefox button in the upper left corner of the browser window. In the menu that opens, select the "Add-ons" item. A dialog box appears, in which all the installed add-ons will be available. Look for any mention of "Iambler" there. They are deleted by clicking the icon with the trash can icon.

We remove the start page

By the way, how can I delete the Yambler start page? Similarly, open the browser menu, go to the "Settings". We are interested in the "Basic" tab. Under the "Home" field, there is a "Restore by default" button. Click on it with the left mouse button, after which the browser settings will be reset to the original settings.

How do I return a normal start page to Chrome and similar browsers? To do this is not at all more difficult. To do this, click on the icon with three dashes in the upper right corner of the browser, and in the opened menu activate the item "Settings".

In the settings themselves there is an item "Initial group". Select the checkbox next to the "Quick Access Page" option. If we talk about the "Opera", then in the latest versions of this procedure is no different from the above.

How to prevent infection of the computer?

We have already said that most of the antivirus software "Yambler" is simply ignored, but still it does not hurt to install a normal anti-virus software. It is very good if you do not use an account with Administrator rights to work on the computer, since in this case it is almost impossible for "Iambler" to start without your knowledge.

We hope that from the article you learned how to remove Yambler from your computer. This is not difficult at all, because it is important only to strictly follow the rules given by us.