How to remove Goqrench.net

What is Goqrench.net

Goqrench.net is new fake and fraudulent search engine, that can override settings in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. As many of the previous threats of this type it redirects user queries to nova.rambler.ru, which is sub-domain of Russian internet company Rambler. Search results are actually provided by Yandex, that is biggest Russian internet search provider. Goqrench.net modifies search engine, newtab and homepage settings and can also infect browser shortcuts on the desktop. As a result of such infection, users have severe difficulties with removing this hijackers from browsers. This page contains complete instructions to remove Goqrench.net from browsers and restore preferred settings.

How Goqrench.net infected your PC

Goqrench.net infects computers in a bundle with free programs/utilities, that you download from unverified sources. Most of free software nowadays is monetized with adware or hijackers and developers do not disclose all the side effects of installation of their programs. There are 2 real ways to avoid infection with threats like Goqrench.net. You have to read license agreements and texts inside set-ups carefully or use special protection software. Currently there are few programs, that can find and remove this type of malware. In this article we will review one of them – SpyHunter 5 Malware Suite.

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Download Removal Tool

To remove Goqrench.net completely we recommend you to use SpyHunter 5. It detects and removes all files, folders and registry keys of Goqrench.net and several millions of other adware, hijackers, toolbars.

Remove Goqrench.net manually for free

Here is manual step-by-step tutorial for full Goqrench.net removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of Goqrench.net installer on operating systems with latest updates and browser versions.

Remove Goqrench.net from Control Panel

To start removing Goqrench.net you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “Goqrench.net”. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Remove Goqrench.net from Windows XP:

1. Click on Start button.
2. Choose Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Goqrench.net.
5. Click Uninstall.

Remove Goqrench.net from Windows 7:

1. Click Start button.
2. Then go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Goqrench.net and click Uninstall.

Remove Goqrench.net from Windows 8:

1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find Goqrench.net, click Uninstall.

Remove Goqrench.net from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall Goqrench.net from Windows 10

Way one

1. Click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the System tile.
4. Click Apps & features and locate Goqrench.net in the list.
5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.

Way two (classic)

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
3. Locate Goqrench.net in the list.
4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Cannot uninstall Goqrench.net

In some cases Goqrench.net won’t uninstall and gives you message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Goqrench.net. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing Goqrench.net folder and files. This happens, because process or service does not allow you to do it. In this case I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall Goqrench.net in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

1. Reboot your computer.
2. While it starts booting press F8 button.
3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove “Goqrench.net”

>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling Goqrench.net from Control Panel often does not bring desired effect. It sometimes have browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Goqrench.net related extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions/.
3. Find Goqrench.net.
4. Click the trash can icon to remove them.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Choose Goqrench.net.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.
5. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove Goqrench.net from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Goqrench.net, please, do the following:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable Goqrench.net.
6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Opera Browser:

Generally, Goqrench.net does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

1. Start Opera browser.
2. Go to Tools > Extensions > Manage Extensions.
3. Find Goqrench.net extension.
4. Click Uninstall button.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

Goqrench.net installs search engine that hijacks your browsers. Here is instruction to reset your browsers homepage, newtab and search engine to default values.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings/.
3. Scroll down and find Show advanced settings link.
4. Click on it and scroll down to the bottom again.
5. Click Reset browser settings button and click Reset to confirm.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Reset Firefox… button.
4. Click Reset Firefox to confirm.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
4. Click Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

Opera Browser:

1. Close Opera and open command prompt from the start menu.
2. Type following command del %AppData%\Opera\Opera\operaprefs.ini
3. Start Opera.

Alternative way to remove adware browser extensions and reset browser settings

For safe and effective browser extension removal use avast! Browser Cleanup utility. Run it with administrator privileges and remove all extensions with bad rating including related to Goqrench.net. You can also reset your browser settings for each of your browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.

Download Avast Browser Cleanup

Cleaning browsers shortcuts

You can clean your browser shortcuts manually right-clicking on your browser icon, choosing “Properties” and removing hijacker address from “Target” field (leave just the path to your browser). However it is easier to use free Shortcut Cleaner from BleepingComputer. Download it here – its FREE:

Download Shortcut Cleaner

Final tips

Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs like Goqrench.net may become a real headache as they are hard to remove and break your privacy. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of antimalware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-spyware and antimalware programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats like Goqrench.net.