Remove PicRec

PicRec is presented as a utility that can carry out image searches; for example, if you have a photo or image of a car and you’re looking for images of equal or better quality, PicRec is supposed to be able to help you. I say “supposed to” because, from what we’ve seen in tests, PicRec doesn’t work- at least not for what it’s supposed to do. On the other hand, PicRec works very well in terms of displaying advertisements all over the web pages you usually visit. By now, you’ve understood that PicRec is an adware program, and the functions it claims to have are just a pretext for making install this parasite program. Please note that if you want to do image searches, Google Images works very well.

Here is an example of the type of advertisements that PicRec displays:

PicRec infiltrates your PC when you install free programs off the Internet. During installation, certain installation programs do indeed offer toolbars and other adware that will later be hard to get off of your computer’s system. Fortunately, we’re here to help with the guide below 

How to remove PicRec ?

Remove PicRec from your browser

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer

Remove PicRec with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a tool that research for and removes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your system. If you use AdwCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a much better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

• Download AdwCleaner (Official link and direct-download) :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Select AdwCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• If User Account Control asks you to allow AdwCleaner.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.
• Start scanning your computer for any malicious threats by selecting the Scan button, please wait.
• If AdwCleaner is done, it will display a list of malicious items detected, If you have nothing to uncheck, continue to the removal process and select the Clean button.
• Reboot your computer.

Remove PicRec with Junkware Removal Tool

Junkware Removal Tool will remove PicRec from your computer, and will scan and remove any threat from your computer that is malicious.

• Please download Junkware Removal Tool to your desktop :
  Download Junkware Removal Tool
• Shut down your protection software now to avoid potential conflicts.
• Run the tool by double-clicking it. If you are using Windows Vista, 7, or 8; instead of double-clicking, right-mouse click JRT.exe and select "Run as Administrator".
• The tool will open and start scanning your system.
• Please be patient as this can take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications.

Remove PicRec with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a light-weight anti-malware program that is excellent at removing the latest detections.

• Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for PicRec.
• When the scan is complete, make sure that everything is set to Quarantine, and click Apply Actions.
• When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

If after following the above steps PicRec is still present on your computer, you can reset your browser by following the instructions below.

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer