ConstaSurf - Removal Instructions

A common tactic these days to get users to uninstall some unwanted software is to offer a download that claims to install some well-known software with a good reputation. For example, the download show in the screenshot below, which is digitally signed by Outbrowse LTD, claims to install VLC Player, which it also does. But, during the installation process there are also a large number of bundled offers.

One of these offers is the ConstaSurf adware. It will add itself in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox:

ConstaSurf is detected by many of the anti-virus programs under names such as BrowseFox and AltBrowse.

If you'd like to remove ConstaSurf, you can easily do so by downloading FreeFixer and checking the ConstaSurfBho.dll file and the ConstaSurf Firefox extension for removal, as shown in the screenshots below.

I've created a short video clip which shows FreeFixer in action when deleting ConstaSurf:




You can also remove the ContraSurf software from the Programs and Features dialog, from the Windows Control Panel.



How did you get ConstaSurf on your computer? Please share by posting a comment.

Wisen Wizard - Removal Instructions

If you recently started seeing more ads while you browse the web, or a sidebar that opens up on many web sites, you might have an adware called Wisen Wizard installed on your machine. Here's an example of how the ads and sidebar may look like:

The screenshot above shows the Wisen Wizard "Related Searches" and an ad that claims that I've won something and mention Coop, ICA and Willys, which are retails stores that operates in Sweden and other countries.

WisenWizard will add itself into Internet Explorer as a browser helper object and as a Mozilla Firefox Add-on. Here's how it appears in the Firefox Add-ons list:

When I found Wisen Wizard it was disclosed in the installer that Wisen Wizard was bundled, and that it

"enables multi-site searching, related search results, offers and coupons and much more"

To avoid getting this type of unwanted software, please be careful when downloading software and take the time to actually read licenses shown in the installers before pressing the Next, Accept, or Install buttons.

Some of the anti-virus programs detect Wisen Wizard, under names such as Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK, Adware.BrowseFox/Variant and Adware.Agent. Some of the anti-virus programs also detects Wisen Wizard as a trojan.

To remove Wizen Wizard, you can just check the WisenWizardBho.dll file and the Wizen Wizard Mozilla Extension in FreeFixer for removal.

There's also an entry in the Add/Remove programs dialog, which should remove Wisen Wizard:

Hope this helped you figure what Wisen Wizard is a how to remove it.

How did you get Wisen Wizard on your machine? Please share your story by posting a comment.