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"Web Companion" has installed itself.. how can I remove it?

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"Web Companion" has installed itself on my PC and keeps hijacking or changing my browser to Bing.. then keeps offering to fix it.. which it doesn't, sugestions please? Can I remove this programe? I can't find it in the list of programes Please help..,

"Web Companion" has installed itself on my PC and keeps hijacking or changing my browser to Bing.. then keeps offering to fix it.. which it doesn't, sugestions please? Can I remove this programe? I can't find it in the list of programes Please help..,

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Ok.. searched for "Lavasoft" in my programes list, and was able to uninstall it

everything ok so far.
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Ok.. searched for "Lavasoft" in my programes list, and was able to uninstall it

everything ok so far.
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That was very good work. Well Done. Please flag your last post as Solved Problem so other will know.

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xitop said

"Web Companion" has installed itself on my PC and keeps hijacking or changing my browser to Bing.. then keeps offering to fix it.. which it doesn't, sugestions please? Can I remove this programe? I can't find it in the list of programes Please help..,
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How do I flag it as "Solved"?

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It has been flagged. When you want to flag a message as solved the problem, go to that message, and to its right is a link that you press.