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If you find Open Candy on your computer, you should remove it. This adware changes your browser settings.
Step 1: Remove Open Candy
Open Candy is a relatively harmless piece of adware. It’s usually installed unnoticed alongside free software. However, Open Candy slows down your system and embeds itself in your browser, among other things, which is why you should uninstall it.
- Uninstall Open Candy: First, open the Start menu in Windows, then go to Settings. Under “Apps & Features,” sort the list of installed programs by installation date. Then remove “Open Candy” and any other unknown new entries.
- AdwCleaner: The free AdwCleaner specializes in removing this type of adware. It scans your system in just a few minutes and then deletes all malicious entries from your browser and the registry.
- Malwarebytes: A virus rarely comes alone. If you want to play it safe, a virus scan can’t hurt. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scans your system for free and reliably.
Step 2: Remove Open Candy from your browser
If you still notice a problem with your browser after removing Open Candy, your only option is to reset it. This will delete all settings in the browser. Here’s how to do it, depending on your browser:
- Reset Google Chrome
- Reset Mozilla Firefox
- Reset Internet Explorer
- Reset Microsoft Edge—here’s how
- Reset Safari to default settings
- Completely reset Opera
Step 3: Remove adware from browser shortcuts
Next, check your browser shortcuts, as the adware may have also embedded itself there.
- Open your browser shortcut by right-clicking on it and then selecting Properties.
- On the Shortcut tab, check the “Target” field to see if there is anything appended to the path enclosed in quotation marks. If so, delete everything after the path enclosed in quotation marks.
