Advice required to remove adware


  1. pewe
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    Advice required to remove adware


    On my relatives Win7 laptop she had over 2400 'files' found by Spycatcher which we attempted to remove.

    Removal was successful and re-scanning showed it was clean.

    However- in Programmes and Features there still appears a program called Dregol which is apparently a browser hijacker.

    Although it does not appear to be running, using 'uninstall' does not remove it and I can find no other reference to it anywhere.

    Can anyone offer any suggestions about how I can remove this from the 'Programs and Features' list and eliminate it from the Laptop.

    Thanks
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  3. Mellon Head
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    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
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    Try absolute Uninstaller.

    Absolute Uninstaller - Remove Programs Easily and Completely, Uninstall Software | Glarysoft
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  4. pewe
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    Thanks.

    Used a different product - but job done.
    Why didn't I think of that before ????
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