Remove the Qtipr.com Browser Hijacker (Removal Guide)

The Qtipr.com Browser Hijacker is a browser hijacker from the Adware/ShortcutHijacker family that changes the home page of your installed browsers to the site qtipr.com. It does this by modifying the shortcuts for all of your installed browsers, so that if you use them to open the browser, they will automatically open to the qtipr.com home page.

Unfortunately, rather than installing a program that infects your shortcuts, it installs a special VBScript into the Windows Management Instrumentations (WMI) that performs this task. Since there are no programs installed on the victim's computer, security programs may detect the infected shortcuts, but will not be able to properly remove the WMI script. Therefore, a user will clean the shortcuts and later find that they are reinfected again.

When Qtipr.com is installed it will only modify the shortcuts of certain web browsers. The web browsers that this browser hijacker will target are listed below:

When this hijacker is installed, it will also install a Chrome extension called Easychrome. This extension will inject advertisements and display popup ads while browsing the web.

How did the Qtipr.com browser hijacker get on my computer?

This program is installed via downloaders found on video and file sharing sites or software crack sites. These sites will offer free videos or downloads, but will in reality install the Qtipr.com hijacker on your computer. Therefore, it is important that you pay attention to the license agreements and installation screens when installing anything off of the Internet. If an installation screen offers you Custom or Advanced installation options, it is a good idea to select these as they will typically disclose what other 3rd party software will also be installed. Furthermore, If the license agreement or installation screens state that they are going to install a toolbar or other unwanted adware, it is advised that you cancel the install and not use the free software.

Without a doubt, the Qtipr.com browser hijacker was purposely created to make it difficult to remove so that you are forced to use their home page. In my opinion, you should remove this program if you discover the symptoms listed above so that your computer and browsers can run properly again. To remove the Qtipr.com Browser Hijacker and clean the affected shortcuts, please use the removal guide below.