What is Browser Opinion Survey

Browser Opinion Survey is a scam-type web page that displays a fake Annual Visitor Survey claiming users will get a chance to win a $1000 Amazon Giftcard (or other flashy prizes) if they fill out a survey. After doing it, users are redirected to the next page where they can ostensibly get their prize. Clicking on buttons related to prize-claiming can therefore lead to various fill-out forms where users may be asked to enter various kinds of personal information (e.g., e-mail addresses, credit card details, home addresses, etc.). Do not trust such pages and never enter sensitive data on them. The entered data may be collected and thereafter used for bombarding users with spam campaigns or different scamming techniques. Thus, if you visited Browser Opinion Survey or a similar web page, close it immediately and do not believe what it says. In rarer cases, pages promoting Browser Opinion Survey may open persistently in a browser despite users’ attempts to close it. If this is your case, then it is likely that you have adware or some other unwanted infection operating within your system. Follow our guide below to take measures against and ensure a safe computer experience.

How Browser Opinion Survey infected your computer

Users visit such websites unintentionally – most often while clicking on some content like banners, buttons, or other clickable graphics on dubious third-party pages. A solution for this is to use specialized software or extension like “AdBlock” for preventing various kinds of advertising content. However, sometimes users may be forcefully redirected to pages like Browser Opinion Survey due to an unwanted program like adware that works in the system. Users may accidentally install it usually while downloading repacked, pirated, or cracked software installers from unofficial resources. Alas, such installers often hide additional apps that will be installed unless users remove their choice in “Advanced”, “Custom”, or similar sections. It may also be that additional apps will not be disclosed at all and get installed regardless of attempts to find and uncheck their selection. This is why it is always recommended to download original software and only from official/trustworthy resources. Read our guide below to learn how to deal with unwanted infections and protect yourself against them.

  1. Download Browser Opinion Survey Removal Tool
  2. Remove/Uninstall programs causing Browser Opinion Survey from Control Panel and Applications
  3. Remove Browser Opinion Survey-related extensions from browsers
  4. Reset browser search and homepage settings
  5. Block Browser Opinion Survey
  6. How to protect from threats causing Browser Opinion Survey
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Download Removal Tool

Download SpyHunter

To remove Browser Opinion Survey virus completely, we recommend you to use SpyHunter. It can help you remove files, folders, and registry keys of Browser Opinion Survey virus and uninstall hijackers, toolbars, and unwanted add-ons from the Safari browser. The trial version of SpyHunter offers virus scan and 1-time removal for FREE.

Download Alternative Removal Tool

Download Malwarebytes

To remove Browser Opinion Survey virus completely, we recommend you to use Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. It detects and removes all files, folders, and registry keys of Browser Opinion Survey virus and several millions of other adware, hijackers, toolbars.

Download Removal Tool for Android

Download Norton Security Android

To remove Browser Opinion Survey virus completely, we recommend you to use Norton Security for Android. It can help you remove all traces of Browser Opinion Survey virus and other malware from browsers on your Android device.

Download Removal Tool for iOS

Download Norton Security iOS

To remove Browser Opinion Survey virus completely, we recommend you to use Norton Security for iOS. It detects and removes all elements of Browser Opinion Survey virus on iPhone or iPad.

Remove Browser Opinion Survey virus manually for free

Here is the manual step-by-step tutorial for full Browser Opinion Survey virus removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Remove program causing Browser Opinion Survey from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing program, that may be a reason for Browser Opinion Survey you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different random names, just search for recently installed, unknown or suspicious app. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Mac.

Remove app causing Browser Opinion Survey from Mac:

  1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
  2. Unwanted program might have an Uninstaller.
  3. Otherwise, drag unwanted program from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
  4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Remove program, that may cause Browser Opinion Survey from Windows XP:

  1. Click on Start button.
  2. Choose Control Panel.
  3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Remove program, that may cause Browser Opinion Survey from Windows 7:

  1. Click Start button.
  2. Then go to Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program and click Uninstall.

Remove program, that may cause Browser Opinion Survey from Windows 8:

  1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove program, that may cause Browser Opinion Survey from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall program, that may cause Browser Opinion Survey from Windows 10

Way one
  1. Click on the Start button.
  2. In opened menu choose Settings.
  3. Click on the System tile.
  4. Click Apps & features and locate unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program in the list.
  5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.
Way two (classic)
  1. Right-click on the Start button.
  2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
  3. Locate unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program in the list.
  4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Remove app, that may cause Browser Opinion Survey from iOS:

  1. Carefully inspect all apps on your iOS device.
  2. Find unnecessary, unwanted or suspicious ones.
  3. Tap on unwanted app and hold until additional menu appears.
  4. Tap Delete App in opened menu.

Remove app, that may cause Browser Opinion Survey from Android:

  1. Open the Google Play Store and choose My apps & games
  2. Carefully inspect all apps on your Android device and find unnecessary, unwanted or suspicious ones.
  3. Tap on unwanted app and tap Uninstall button.

Cannot uninstall program, that may cause Browser Opinion Survey

In some cases, suspicious application won’t uninstall and gives you a message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall “Program Name”. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing the folder and files of this app. This happens because the process or service does not allow you to do it. In this case, I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall unwanted program in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

  1. Reboot your computer.
  2. While it starts booting press F8 button.
  3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
  4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
  5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program

>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

and for Mac:

If you can’t uninstall app causing Browser Opinion Survey using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of unwanted application. Follow instructions below:

  1. Download free AppCleaner.
  2. Drag unwanted app from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
  3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with Browser Opinion Survey.
  4. Click Delete button.

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling programs, that generate Browser Opinion Survey from Control Panel often does not bring the desired effect. It sometimes has browser extension and it may still be active in Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove extensions causing Browser Opinion Survey from your browsers manually.

Safari:

  1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
  2. Click Extensions tab.
  3. Find suspicious extension.
  4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Google Chrome:

  1. Start Google Chrome browser
  2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
  3. Find suspicious extension.
  4. Click the trash can icon to remove them.
  5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
  2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
  3. Choose suspicious extension.
  4. Click Disable or Remove button.
  5. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove suspicious add-on from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling the program from Control Panel. To disable the suspicious add-on, please, do the following:

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
  3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
  4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
  5. Click Disable or Browser Opinion Survey extension.
  6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

Here is an instruction to reset your browser’s homepage, new tab and search engine to default values and delete history, cache, and cookies.

Reset Safari on Mac:

  1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
  2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
  3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
  4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
  5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
  6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
  7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
  8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
  9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

Reset Safari on iOS:

  1. Go to Settings, find Safari and tap on it
  2. Tap on Clear History and Website Data and confirm your action.

Reset Google Chrome on Mac or Windows:

  1. Start Google Chrome browser
  2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
  3. Scroll down and find Show advanced settings link.
  4. Click on it and scroll down to the bottom again.
  5. Click Reset browser settings button and click Reset to confirm.

Reset Google Chrome on Android:

  1. On Android device go to Settings > Apps, find Chrome app and tap on it
  2. Tap on Storage and tap on Manage storage button on the left.
  3. Tap Clear all data and confirm your action by tapping on OK button in the next dialog box.

Reset Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
  2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
  3. Click Reset Firefox… button.
  4. Click Reset Firefox to confirm.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

  1. Start Internet Explorer.
  2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
  3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
  4. Click Advanced tab.
  5. Click Reset button.
  6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

How to block Browser Opinion Survey ads and pop-ups

Browser Opinion Surveys, in most cases, are caused by a program installed on your PC or add-on installed in browsers. However, sometimes it can appear on a clean computer when visiting a malicious website, using an advertising script. Also, apps that generate Browser Opinion Surveys, ads and banners are themselves installed from pop-ups. To protect your PC and browsers from phishing websites, pop-up ads, banners, malicious scripts it is recommended to use AdGuard. Download free trial here:

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Final tips

Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs, that cause Browser Opinion Survey, may become a real headache as they are hard to remove and break your privacy. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of the anti-malware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-spyware and anti-malware programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats, causing Browser Opinion Survey.

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