Downtango - How to remove

Downtango is an adware program that infiltrates into computers without users’ consent and causes some unpleasant experiences. The program changes your browser settings and adds a toolbar causing many unwanted redirections. Although you can download it from its official website (downtango.com), many users have reported the program to appear out of nowhere. In fact, it can be downloaded bundled with free programs without you noticing that.

Downtango claims to be an application that can help you to get downloads faster, control your files and optimize system resources. Although all of this might seem useful, yet it contains some annoying features as well. The program is faulty for the redirections you start experiencing while browsing the Internet. It can even lead to getting serious infections in case you get rerouted to some compromised website. You should also have in mind that Downtango can track your browsing habits and get access to some sensitive information, like login details, etc. The data collected is usually shared with third parties that use it for targeted marketing campaigns.

Although it is not a virus, Downtango uses unfair methods to infiltrate into computers and afterwards it causes many unwanted changes. Security experts recommend removing Downtango if you noticed it on your system out of nowhere or downloaded it unintentionally. Go to Control Panel -> Add and Remove programs list and uninstall it from there. You should also check browser extensions for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome and remove it from there. If you do not see it listed, you should use antimalware tools like SpyHunter and scan your computer with it. If you had redirecting issues, you might need to reset your home page and search engine to the one you used before:

On Internet explorer:

1. Click arrow on the right of search box;
2. Do the following: on IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, on ie7 click change search defaults;
3. Remove Downtango from the list.

On Firefox :

1. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page;
2. Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click it & reset it;
3. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it;
4. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it;
5. Search for ‘browser.newtab.url’. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on each new tab.

On Google Chrome:

1. Click 3 horizontal lines icon on browser toolbar;
2. Select Settings;
3. Select Basics ->Manage Search engines;
4. Remove unnecessary search engines from list;
5. Go back to settings. On Startup choose open blank page ( you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).

Please note, it is very important to scan your computer with a reliable antimalware program after Downtango is removed as it might be your system got infected with viruses while having it.

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