Remove Snap - Do

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A concerned reader asks: 'Snap.do has hijacked my web browser. Is it safe? How do I get rid of
it?' Here's what you need to know about this so-called Snap.do hijacker malware.
Snap.do is a browser help object. Authors of this web browser plug-in say that they want to
enhance your web browser and simplify the way you search the web, share favorite information,
work or even play. Sounds good, right? It seems that they really care and want to help you. But
hold your horses, Jack! :) Things are often not what they seem to be and that's particularly true
for snap.do web browser hijacker. It comes with a cost and the main question is: are you willing
to pay the price?
First of all, snap.do and some other Resoft products are considered to be potentially harmful or
even malicious, not to mention how annoying they can be. For example, TrendMicro, an
antivirus company, classifies snap.do toolbar as spyware and web browser hijacker and they
have a good reason for that. According to Resoft privacy policy, their products, including
snap.do collect the following information:
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1. The Internet domain and IP address from which you access the Resoft Products;
2. Screen resolution of your monitor;
3. The date and time you access the Resoft Products;
4. The page you are visiting with the Resoft Products
5. If you linked to a Resoft website from another referring website, the address of that website.
By using the Resoft Products, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and
processed both within and without the United States of America
Typically, snap.do installs itself as a web browser toolbar (BHO) but it may be installed with
additional functionalities as well. This browser helper object can be downloaded from its official
website and may also arrive bundled with other software, usually freeware. We haven't seen any
questionable routines or drive-by downloads that might be related to malicious software and
snap.do. What's interesting, though, installers downloaded from free video streaming sites and
other shady or rogue websites are very aggressive and even if users made sure that the check
boxes asking to install add-ons were disabled, snap.do virus was still installed on their
computers.
Snap.do works on all major web browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet
Explorer. It doesn't work on Windows XP. Installer simply fails to initialize properly. So, XP
users are safe. Once installed, Snap.do hijacker modified various web browsers' settings. It
changes home page to http://feed.helperbar.com and adds additional search engine provider
which redirects users to http://search.snap.do. Each time user opens a new tab the web browser
goes to http://search.snap.do instead of blank page, Google or any other website of your choice.
Snap.do removal can be a really challenging task, especially when it comes bundled with other
software. Even though, snap.do authors ensure that it can be uninstall from a computer very
easily, using the program's own normal uninstallation process, but that's not quite true. It leaves
so many modified web browser settings and Windows registry keys and you can't ignore them
because they simply change the way you use your web browser. For example, even if you
removed Snap.do via Control Panel, modified search engine settings remain untouched. As a
result, searching directly from web browser address bar returns results from http://search.snap.do
rather than Google. By the way, the plug-in modifies Windows registry and enables its automatic
execution at every system start-up. What is more, snap.do infection may cause your web browser
to stop working.
To remove snap.do from your computer, please follow the removal instructions below. It will
show you how to remove this browser hijacker in Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet
Explorer. Make sure to uninstall snap.do via Control Panel first and only then proceed to the next
steps, unless of course it's not listed there. Have you been hijacked by Snap.do? Post your
comment or question below. Good luck and be save online!
Snap.do removal instructions:
1. First of all, download recommended anti-malware software and run a full system scan. It will
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detect and remove this infection from your computer. You may then follow the manual removal
instructions below to remove the leftover traces of this browser hijacker. Hopefully you won't
have to do that.
2. Go to the Start Menu. Select Control Panel → Uninstall a Program.

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3. Search for Snap.do in the list. Select the program and click Uninstall button to uninstall it.
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It will prompt you to close all web browsers before uninstalling Snap.do. Please click Yes to
continue.
Then, it will ask you if you want to change your home page and default search provider to the
old settings. Please click Yes.
Remove Snap.do in Google Chrome:
1. Click on Customize and control Google Chrome icon. Go to Tools → Settings.

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2. Click Set pages under the On startup.
Remove feed.snap.do by clicking the "X" mark as shown in the image below.
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3. Click Show Home button under Appearance. Then click Change.
Enter http://www.google.com instead of feed.snap.do and click OK to save changes.
4. Click Manager search engines button under Search.

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Select Google or any other search engine you like from the list and make it your default search
engine provider.
Select Web (search.snap.do) from the list and remove it by clicking the "X" mark as shown in
the image below.
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That's it!
Remove Snap.do in Mozilla Firefox:
1. Open Mozilla Firefox. Go to Tools → Add-ons.
2. Select Extensions. Remove Snap.do extension. Close the window.

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3. Click on the Snap.do search icon as shown in the image below and select Manage Search
Engines....
4. Choose Web Search (Snap.do) from the list and click Remove to remove it. Click OK to
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save changes.
5. Go to Tools → Options. Under the General tab reset the startup homepage or change it to
google.com, etc.
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6. In the URL address bar, type about:config and hit Enter.
Click I'll be careful, I promise! to continue.
In the filter at the top, type: snap.do

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Now, you should see all the preferences that were changed by Snap.do extension. Right-click on
the preference and select Reset to restore default value. Reset all found preferences!
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That's it!
Remove Snap.do in Internet Explorer:
1. Open Internet Explorer. Go to Tools → Manage Add-ons.

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2. Select Search Providers. First of all, choose Bing or Live Search search engine and make it
your default web search provider (Set as default).
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3. Select Web Search (search.snap.do) and click Remove to remove it. Close the window.
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4. Go to Tools → Internet Options. Select General tab and click Use default button or enter
your own website, e.g. google.com instead of http://feed.snap.do. Click OK to save the changes.
And that's about it for Internet Explorer.
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If you did everything correctly, the Snap.do search hijacker should be completely uninstalled
from your computer. However, if it still shows up, you will have to modify or remove certain
Windows registry keys. They are listed below.
First, you have to open Windows Registry Editor. Simply search for regedit and run it as
administrator.
Once there, navigate to, and delete the following Windows registry keys:
 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main → delete "Search

Bar"
 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search → delete
"Default_Search_URL"
 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search → delete
"SearchAssistant"
 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\SearchUrl → delete "Default"
Then, navigate to, and modify the following Windows registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Right-click the "Search Page" key and select Modify. Change key value data to:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\SearchScopes\{006ee092-9658-4fd6-bd8e-a21a348e59f5}
Right-click the "URL" key and select Modify. Change key value data to:
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http://www.bing.com/search?q={searchTerms}
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57 comments:
Anonymous said...
The firefox config fix is handy, thanks.
February 14, 2013 at 9:14 AM

Anonymous said...
Thank You for posting this ~ It's Helped Me :)

The creators of this little bastard are so sneaky!
Thanks
February 18, 2013 at 12:28 AM

Anonymous said...
Thanks for this! Used it for Firefox and IE... worked great!
February 20, 2013 at 2:47 PM

Anonymous said...
Thanks this helped me remove snap.dp from IE. Mozilla and Chrome.
Not even sure how it arrived, but glad it is gone :)
February 21, 2013 at 2:33 PM

Anonymous said...
Thanks for providing a path out of snap.do hell.
March 2, 2013 at 10:33 AM

Anonymous said...
AMAZING! I accidentally downloaded it and it took over my internet life!! I uninstalled

it immediately thinking I was in the clear, and then it's popping up on all of my search
engines. This was an amazing step by step process. Thanks loads! You rock :)
.:HermanaDelSoul:.
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March 5, 2013 at 5:25 PM

Anonymous said...
it was useless, after a couple of days the malware come back. You can not find it in the
Programs/Features :(
March 9, 2013 at 2:42 AM

Anonymous said...
excellent! thanks
March 9, 2013 at 6:42 AM

Anonymous said...
Thanks for this, I've tried for days to remove this and with your help it's gone in minutes
:)
March 16, 2013 at 3:12 AM

Anonymous said...
Excellent. Thank you for posting this. I removed Snap.do from Google Chrome, Mozilla
Firefox and internet explorer with this step by step guidance. I did not match in every
step but it worked.
From UK.
March 17, 2013 at 9:23 AM

Anonymous said...
thanks excellent instructions especially the last stage with ff
March 18, 2013 at 12:42 AM

Anonymous said...
Fantastic - looks like this actually worked! Cheers.
March 18, 2013 at 2:22 PM

Anonymous said...
This worked!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! You are awesome!!
March 25, 2013 at 6:17 AM

Anonymous said...
Seems to have cleared it from all browsers. Thank you!

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March 28, 2013 at 2:57 PM

Anonymous said...
I'm using XP. Despite your comment about it not affecting XP, Snap.do keeps coming
back. I have followed the instructions for removing it from Google Chrome and Internet
Explorer each several times and have also been running Malwarebytes for a few weeks.
Still it returns
April 9, 2013 at 9:42 AM

Anonymous said...
Excellent job seemed to remove it all. In my case it was attached to another program
April 11, 2013 at 9:04 PM

Anonymous said...
I cant seem to be able to uninstall it from control panel? Anyone.
April 12, 2013 at 8:28 PM

Rhi said...
When I remove it from Google Chrome it always finds it's way back, how do am I
supposed to keep it from returning?
April 16, 2013 at 5:00 PM

Admin said...
Rhi,
Right-click Chrome icon, select "Shortcut" Tab. Find "Target" field and remove all the
snap.do stuff that goes after the chrome.exe. Save changes.
April 17, 2013 at 1:51 AM

Anonymous said...
Excellent assistance, thank you. I was at my wits end trying to get rid of the little
intruder. You have helped a great deal.
April 18, 2013 at 3:43 AM

Anonymous said...
It's not in control panel, what should I do?
April 28, 2013 at 6:41 AM

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Anonymous said...
Just uninstall quick share from control panel and extension of your browser.
April 30, 2013 at 7:03 AM

Anonymous said...
eu ñ posso remover ele agora so daki a dois dias o q pode acontecer nesse tempo
May 5, 2013 at 3:47 PM

Anonymous said...
This was extremely helpful, thanks
May 8, 2013 at 5:50 AM

Anonymous said...
Hi,
Thank you for instrucitons.
However, when I uninstalled snap.do in the console, a message showed "please wait
while windows configures snap.do", and then nothing happened after the message box
disappeared. Despite I have followed your instrcutions to remove snap.do from browser
setting and regedit, snap.do still on the program list in the console. Have I got rid of
snap.do? or how can I have further action to make sure?
May 8, 2013 at 10:24 PM

Anonymous said...
Thanks a lot man, i didn't know about that last step for firefox. Already done all else
myself, very nice and well written instruction. Much appreciated!
May 10, 2013 at 2:13 AM

Anonymous said...
Thanks, the config intructions for firefox did the trick. It was driving me crazy. Cheers
May 11, 2013 at 4:06 AM

Anonymous said...
this was the best thanks so so so so so much this has helped made my homework less
harder :P :O :D ;P :)
May 15, 2013 at 7:53 AM

Anonymous said...
Remove Snap.do
thank you very much! finally i got rid of it!! :)
May 19, 2013 at 1:27 PM

Anonymous said...
It took me a little wile to find the program. Because it wasn't called snap.do. So what i
did was i looked through all the programs on my computer and the ones that i didn't
remember installing i clicked on the link for were i had "installed" it from and looked at
what the program was and deleted all the ones that i thought was nonsense. Very good
instructions they helped me a lot
May 23, 2013 at 3:37 PM

Anonymous said...
thanksss from Italy! :D
May 24, 2013 at 9:26 AM

Anonymous said...
Thank you very much. Cheers

Pub
May 25, 2013 at 6:07 AM

Sirio Troian said...
thank you very much!!
May 28, 2013 at 11:10 AM

Brian said...
Had this problem after downloading a YouTube downloader.Thank you so much for your
help. Everything worked a treat. Cheers.
June 2, 2013 at 12:40 AM

Anonymous said...
You are a legend! Was tearing myu hair out with this! :-)
June 3, 2013 at 4:56 AM

Anonymous said...
You are angel!
June 5, 2013 at 4:36 AM

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Anonymous said...
THANKS SOOO MUCH!
June 12, 2013 at 1:43 PM

Anonymous said...
snap.do has always been such a pain in the rear, I tried everything I knew to get rid of it
(not much) and it kept reinstalling itself
June 14, 2013 at 4:03 PM

Anonymous said...
I've been doing this exact process for months before I even visit this page, and snap.do
still appear in my browser, it is so annoying. I wish the people who made this die.
June 16, 2013 at 4:53 PM

Anonymous said...
Thank you so so so much

I really appreciate the advice it worked!
that will teach the slick bastards who created the so called "helpful toolbar" a lesson.
Thanks
June 22, 2013 at 1:53 PM

Anonymous said...
Awesome!! cheers :)
June 24, 2013 at 8:43 PM

Benjamin said...
( Simply go to control panel (from start menu) and select programs. (Depending on
windows version this may differ slightly but there is an option with "programs" in the
name of the category and that’s the one you need to click. Once your list is completely
loaded look for snap.do. Either right click or double left click to get to the uninstall
option. (Be sure to write down the date associated with snap.do first!!))Then click
uninstall and minimize all windows except the one that appears after you choose to
uninstall.
[This is where snap.do catches everyone and tempts them into buying a product to assist]
There should normally be a message here asking if you are sure or if you want to proceed
with the uninstall.....instead the uninstall window just sits there for eternity. snap.do's
biggest trick is that they hide the option to accept or continue with the uninstall so your
pc appears to do nothing. At this point simply click somewhere neutral inside the
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apparent stuck window a few times. Do not select cancel or attempt to X out of this
window. Click outside and back inside this window if you have to until you get a non-
looking windows pop up that asks you to proceed. (This window may sneak onto your
main toolbar) Then simply proceed with the uninstall using the non-windows looking
option to do so.
Now back to why I had you write the date associated with snap.do. You need to find and
uninstall every program that shares the date matching snap.do (also recommend
uninstalling anything post this date) as most "if not all" of these programs are part of the
snap.do issue. You'll find 8-12 of these as being toolbars you've never heard of before.
While you’re there go ahead uninstall anything that sounds like a 3rd party program
(shame on you for having them in the first place) that is not a game you intentionally
downloaded or shares a date with the software that may have come with the purchase of
your pc or is obviously listed as a Microsoft program. Do not agree to any option that
asks you to restart your pc at this point. This last part is something I stumbled on as a
temporary fix before finding the true fix for snap.do. I'm not sure that it is necessary but
while I have your attention it can't hurt. Open internet browser, find tools/settings then
internet options (if u do not see this tab in IE right click in a dead space just below the
address bar and check menu bar) then go to tool>internet options and click on the
advanced tab and click "reset" everything to its defaults. (4/5'ths down the page from top
on right side)
go ahead and restart

do your regular maintenance from there
June 27, 2013 at 11:21 PM

Anonymous said...
Thanks Bro, it worked for me.
June 30, 2013 at 2:41 PM

Anonymous said...
Worked really well as it took the 3 web browser off my screen - AVG, Snap.do & mixi?.
Not sure they have disappeared for ever!!
July 7, 2013 at 4:47 AM

Anonymous said...
Thanks a lot. I've been searching for a while and this site does it for me.
Hope someone destroy that annoying malware soon.
July 29, 2013 at 4:58 AM

Anonymous said...
Remove Snap.do
There is nothing installed has Snap.do on my PC, how ever my Browser was changed to
Snap.do...what can i do?
-Munk-
July 31, 2013 at 5:29 PM

Anonymous said...
There was no snap.do in the Uninstall Programs...
It was QUICK SHARE...
So uninstall that.
August 3, 2013 at 11:02 AM

Paul Coker said...
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
August 3, 2013 at 9:32 PM

Anonymous said...
Clear and useful. Congratulations for this post.
August 9, 2013 at 4:03 PM

Anonymous said...
Thank you so much. That stuff was awful and you showed a clear and helpful guide to
remove it. Thank you. Thank You. Thank YOu!
August 10, 2013 at 3:37 PM

Anonymous said...
snap.do is invisible for me, it does not appear in add/remove programs and is not an
extension on chrome and my default page still says google but snap.do still appears.
do you know any other ways to fix it or other sites that may have alternate means to be
rid of it.
August 13, 2013 at 11:41 AM

Anonymous said...
thank you very much for your solution to remove this, you are a live saver!!
October 6, 2013 at 4:14 AM

Anonymous said...
Remove Snap.do
Ha, thank you - I run Norton and other bits and bobs yet Snapdo still got in - kept closing
Chrome. Even deep cleaning.. little bugger still hung on. Took me ages to figure out why.
Now I can lose it - much appreciation -
October 15, 2013 at 5:11 AM

Anonymous said...
mil gracias, esta cosa me tenía loca!!
October 20, 2013 at 1:46 PM

Anonymous said...
These steps of removing snap.do are very clear and helpful.
I am using Windows 7 and have successfully removed snap.do from my computer.
For the registry keys, I find that snap.do also modifies some other keys (besides those
listed here)as well.
I have used 'regedit' to search for all 'snap.do' value containing keys and then remove all
of them, one by one manually, from the registry.
October 26, 2013 at 11:49 PM

Anonymous said...
I've taken all the required measures in the browsers to remove this thing; that seemed to
work. And also went into the registry and also deleted numerous files with the time / date
stamp at about the time snapdo loaded. However, despite all efforts, I can't uninstall it
through control panel. I've tried ccleaner, microsoft fix, ever solution I've seen posted. I
don't like the idea that I still see in the control programs what appears to be the snap do
program but can't seem to find or otherwise uninstall it. Any ideas?
October 31, 2013 at 1:38 PM

Anonymous said...
I have tried following the Firefox instructions but it has not worked. I cleared it as
thuroughly as posible and have checked and rechecked. According to this manual it
should be gone. Yet it keeps returning when I open a new tab :/ What on earth is going
on?

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Snap.do removal instructions:

2. Go to the Start Menu. Select Control Panel → Uninstall a Program.

Remove Snap.do in Google Chrome:

1. Click on Customize and control Google Chrome icon. Go to Tools → Settings.

2. Click Set pages under the On startup.

3. Click Show Home button under Appearance. Then click Change.

Enter http://www.google.com instead of feed.snap.do and click OK to save changes.

4. Click Manager search engines button under Search.

Remove Snap.do in Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox. Go to Tools → Add-ons.

2. Select Extensions. Remove Snap.do extension. Close the window.

6. In the URL address bar, type about:config and hit Enter.

Click I'll be careful, I promise! to continue.

In the filter at the top, type: snap.do

Remove Snap.do in Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer. Go to Tools → Manage Add-ons.

 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main → delete "Search

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The firefox config fix is handy, thanks.

February 14, 2013 at 9:14 AM

Thank You for posting this ~ It's Helped Me :)

February 18, 2013 at 12:28 AM

February 20, 2013 at 2:47 PM

February 21, 2013 at 2:33 PM

Thanks for providing a path out of snap.do hell.

March 2, 2013 at 10:33 AM

AMAZING! I accidentally downloaded it and it took over my internet life!! I uninstalled

March 5, 2013 at 5:25 PM

March 9, 2013 at 2:42 AM

March 9, 2013 at 6:42 AM

March 16, 2013 at 3:12 AM

March 17, 2013 at 9:23 AM

thanks excellent instructions especially the last stage with ff

March 18, 2013 at 12:42 AM

Fantastic - looks like this actually worked! Cheers.

March 18, 2013 at 2:22 PM

March 25, 2013 at 6:17 AM

Seems to have cleared it from all browsers. Thank you!

March 28, 2013 at 2:57 PM

April 9, 2013 at 9:42 AM

April 11, 2013 at 9:04 PM

I cant seem to be able to uninstall it from control panel? Anyone.

April 12, 2013 at 8:28 PM

April 16, 2013 at 5:00 PM

April 17, 2013 at 1:51 AM

April 18, 2013 at 3:43 AM

It's not in control panel, what should I do?

April 28, 2013 at 6:41 AM

April 30, 2013 at 7:03 AM

May 5, 2013 at 3:47 PM

This was extremely helpful, thanks

May 8, 2013 at 5:50 AM

May 8, 2013 at 10:24 PM

May 10, 2013 at 2:13 AM

May 11, 2013 at 4:06 AM

May 15, 2013 at 7:53 AM

thank you very much! finally i got rid of it!! :)

May 19, 2013 at 1:27 PM

May 23, 2013 at 3:37 PM

thanksss from Italy! :D

May 24, 2013 at 9:26 AM

Thank you very much. Cheers