| Can't get rid of Blekko | pegs1 | 12/25/11 9:31 AM | Google Chrome version (type about:version into the address bar):Operating System:Error Message:Extensions installed: Please describe your question/comment in detail (for example, steps to reproduce the problem): I'm not sure how it got on my compute |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | Craig Long | 12/25/11 4:51 PM | Wrench > Tools > Extensions. If it's there remove it. |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | dan1989 | 12/26/11 6:58 AM | didnt help isnt there.... cant uninstall in "add remove programs". I hate programs like this, And hate nerds that make programms like this? this program is to help ? so why is it like a virus and cnt find it on my comuter and unistall this. If this i |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | pegs1 | 12/26/11 5:34 PM | Like Dan 1989 said. It isn't a chrome extension. It isn't in add/remove programs. I've ALREADY tried the obvious ones. And have to best of my knowledge UNINSTALLED the program with Blekkos unistaller. But it ISN'T GONE. |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | Craig Long | 12/26/11 11:45 PM | Click Wrench > Options > Basics and check your Search settings. |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | dchangster | 12/27/11 1:41 PM | Hi Pegs, Please try this - just go to the "preferences" link in the drop down under Chrome. Then click on button that says "manage search engines" and swap out Blekko with Google or Bing or whatever you would like to use. Should be straightforward |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | crazeenana | 1/4/12 5:25 PM | Like pegs I found this blekko on my computer, and didn't know where it came from. Found that it was in my down loads, attempted to get rid of it then but didn't work. I did go to the wrench and tools and found it under preferences, not sure how it |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | Craig Long | 1/4/12 6:28 PM | Everytime you download anything you have to fix browsers and uninstall unwanted programs. |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | jrod1911 | 2/6/12 5:13 PM | Go to wrench in top right corner -> Options -> 4th bold print down "Search" you should see the drop down say "blekko", click drop down and select http://google.com or whatever you would like. |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | Rockstar33 | 2/6/12 5:30 PM | I got kind of this problem before, try to install: http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_pro , just click and install, then scan your computer and deleting this things they find harmful! After that, try to reinstall google chrome and see |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | AeeDee | 2/15/12 12:33 AM | Not sure if anyone was having this problem, but here's what worked for me: Go to "chrome://settings/browser", and then click "Manage search engines". Select ANY other Search as your Default (Google, I'd assume..), and then you should be able to mouse |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | urbanstar | 2/27/12 12:55 PM | CNET has really sold out its good name for this Blekko. It hijacked all three of my browsers and I keep finding more places it has infested. I'm running an adware remover right now to try to get rid of all of it. Interestingly, when I first detected |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | Doug MacM | 3/4/12 10:16 AM | I got Blekko right after going to the CNET site. CNET absolutely sucks for doing this. No questions were even asked. Really CNET?? You used to be trustworthy. Movin' on. |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | OzzieJohn | 3/4/12 5:40 PM | Last January (2012) I did not download anything to do with Blekko, it just appeared! It's not at all useful and is a waste of my time and my computer's resources. I want to get rid of it forever but I can't see how to do that. I am using Firefox 1 |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | OzzieJohn | 3/6/12 6:39 PM | Today, I think I've got rid of Blekko. On the left side of the blekko box there is a box with a down arrow. I clicked that and it allows the user to manage search engines. On clicking that, another dialog box opened and that allowed me to delete b |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | tgwelch | 3/7/12 2:57 PM | I got rid of preference link in Chrome but the pesty thing was still around. Finally I went into Firefox where it has installed a toolbar. From there I was able to delete the thing completely. Open the toolbar and on the far right side there's an opt |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | gwilent | 3/12/12 7:57 PM | I downloaded a Registry Cleaner from CNET today and my search bar also converted to Blekko.. All I did was go to my add remove and removed the spam free search bar and then, on Google Chrome I clicked the wrench then went to options and in the Basics |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | PForrise | 3/27/12 9:12 AM | I just got it from CNET as well. What I did to rid it is to go to Options>Basics> change default search engine to whatever you want that isn't Blekko>Manage Search Engines>Scroll to Blekko> while hovering over it there should be an X that pops up, cl |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | bobbbbbbb | 4/2/12 12:02 PM | CNET was the source of the blekko attack on my machine. Got rid of it through: chrome://settings/browser --> Basics --> Search --> I will never again visit CNET; it is such a shame to see a trusted source become common scum. |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | Tojones | 4/22/12 7:31 AM | OK folks I had the same problem this blekko rubbish search engine suddenly appeared on my web browsing. Like some of the mails posted in the forum if you change your home page blekko will not appear however if you open a new tab or use in private bro |
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| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | LennyofM57 | 4/24/12 8:19 AM | I advised my Brother to install Yahoo IM and he got this toolbar. We now cannot get rid of it DESPITE uninstalling in the control panel. Also re CNet, I downloaded an app and a popup that came from CNet set off my antivirus as infected. Not from th |
| Re: Can't get rid of Blekko | Beanseanbeen | 5/5/12 7:54 AM | I worked everything to get rid of blekko. Everything suggested. It hyjacks the search engines. I did not want to purchase another program. So I did a restore to where I think I was hyjacked. For me it work. |
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