BasicKey Removal Guide

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What is BasicKey?

BasicKey is a potentially unwanted program that may get on your Mac along with other software. BasicKey can take charge of internet browsers for example Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. It isn’t a malware, but it could lead to irreversible harm to your operating system. BasicKey can significantly decrease the speed of the device, modify the settings of your browser home webpage, route users to other pages, track your browsing. Therefore, if you discover DollarSaver on your machine, you should uninstall it immediatly.

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in BasicKey.

Anti-Virus SoftwareVersionDetection
McAfee-GW-Edition2013Win32.Application.OptimizerPro.E
Malwarebytes1.75.0.1PUP.Optional.Wajam.A
NANO AntiVirus0.26.0.55366Trojan.Win32.Searcher.bpjlwd
Kingsoft AntiVirus2013.4.9.267Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Baidu-International3.5.1.41473Trojan.Win32.Agent.peo
McAfee5.600.0.1067Win32.Application.OptimizerPro.E
VIPRE Antivirus22702Wajam (fs)
VIPRE Antivirus22224MalSign.Generic
Tencent1.0.0.1Win32.Trojan.Bprotector.Wlfh
Malwarebytesv2013.10.29.10PUP.Optional.MalSign.Generic
Dr.WebAdware.Searcher.2467
K7 AntiVirus9.179.12403Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
ESET-NOD328894Win32/Wajam.A

BasicKey Behavior

  • Common BasicKey behavior and some other text emplaining som info related to behavior
  • Shows Fake Security Alerts, Pop-ups and Ads.
  • BasicKey Deactivates Installed Security Software.
  • Installs itself without permissions
  • Changes user's homepage
  • Modifies Desktop and Browser Settings.
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BasicKey effected Windows OS versions

  • Windows 1032% 
  • Windows 841% 
  • Windows 721% 
  • Windows Vista7% 
  • Windows XP-1% 

BasicKey Geography

Eliminate BasicKey from Windows

Delete BasicKey from Windows XP:

  1. Click on Start to open the menu.
  2. Select Control Panel and go to Add or Remove Programs. win-xp-control-panel BasicKey
  3. Choose and remove the unwanted program.

Remove BasicKey from your Windows 7 and Vista:

  1. Open Start menu and select Control Panel. win7-control-panel BasicKey
  2. Move to Uninstall a program
  3. Right-click on the unwanted app and pick Uninstall.

Erase BasicKey from Windows 8 and 8.1:

  1. Right-click on the lower-left corner and select Control Panel. win8-control-panel-search BasicKey
  2. Choose Uninstall a program and right-click on the unwanted app.
  3. Click Uninstall .

Delete BasicKey from Your Browsers

BasicKey Removal from Internet Explorer

  • Click on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
  • Go to Advanced tab and click Reset.reset-ie BasicKey
  • Check Delete personal settings and click Reset again.
  • Click Close and select OK.
  • Go back to the Gear icon, pick Manage add-ons → Toolbars and Extensions, and delete unwanted extensions. ie-addons BasicKey
  • Go to Search Providers and choose a new default search engine

Erase BasicKey from Mozilla Firefox

  • Enter „about:addons“ into the URL field. firefox-extensions BasicKey
  • Go to Extensions and delete suspicious browser extensions
  • Click on the menu, click the question mark and open Firefox Help. Click on the Refresh Firefox button and select Refresh Firefox to confirm. firefox_reset BasicKey

Terminate BasicKey from Chrome

  • Type in „chrome://extensions“ into the URL field and tap Enter. extensions-chrome BasicKey
  • Terminate unreliable browser extensions
  • Restart Google Chrome. chrome-advanced BasicKey
  • Open Chrome menu, click Settings → Show advanced settings, select Reset browser settings, and click Reset (optional).
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