There may be many applications that promise to improve your online video watching experience, but you should not be too hasty in installing them. What is more, as far as the likes of HQ-Video are concerned, such programs get installed on your computer without even asking for your content. HQ-Video is an adware application that is usually bundled with yet ANOTHER adware program. You may remove HQ-Video from your computer via Control panel, although make sure you terminate all the unwanted applications at the same time.
Depending on which version of this adware application you get infected with, HQ-Video may have many randomly generated names, including HQ-Video Profession, HQ Video Pro, HQTotalS and others. According to our research, this application is very similar to HD Plus program. It may have many different versions, so the application installed on your computer may be called HQ-Video 1.1, HQ-Video 2.5, HQ-Video 6.0 and so on.
This program is usually bundled with fake installers and downloaders. HQ-Video is often distributed with fake video flash updates. So if you encounter a website that offers you to download a new video player or a video player codec, you should refrain from click the download button, especially if it is not an official video player homepage – clicking on such pop-up ads may result in a group of unwanted applications (HQ-Video included) being installed on the system.
Once the HQ-Video installation is complete, it adds extensions to Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer web browsers. HQ-Video is directly related to Jollywallet adware application and often displays various ads and coupons and discount offers provided by Jollywallet (and powered by HQ Video Pro). It needs to be said that clicking on the pop-up ads and coupon offers would not be a good idea because you can never known what hides behind the that link.
HQ-Video does not review all the third party content that is displayed on its advertisements, so if you get exposed to potentially dangerous third party content, you may be the one left to blame. In short, HQ-Video is both – annoying and dangerous, especially as it can be exploited by corrupted third parties. Therefore, if you want to protect your system from various security risks, remove HQ-Video right now.
Once you have uninstalled HQ-Video via Control Panel, scan the system with a licensed antimalware tool that will help you find other unwanted applications (if any). Do not hesitate to invest in a powerful computer security application that would keep your system safeguarded 24/7.
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In case you have any further questions on HQ-Video or you encounter any problems removing adware from your PC, please leave us a comment below and we will figure it out together.