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How do I get rid of it? I already put Google back as default search engine in settings, completely deleted Bing from that list, and even removed Chrome and reinstalled it - it still refers to Bing.

I can't understand why PdfCreator is recommended despite the amount of malware that's in there.

Google as default

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  • Its likely because the "malware" is easily avoided by selecting NOT to install it. If you have already reversed the damage what exactly is your question? – Ramhound Apr 10 '15 at 11:56
  • I haven't reverted the damage. Despite Chrome being selected I still end up with being redirected to Bing. (I've updated the question now) – Dirk Boer Apr 10 '15 at 12:03
  • And yes. If a tool takes actually effort to destroy the 'Settings' functionality within Chrome I think it deserves the word Malware - without any quotes. – Dirk Boer Apr 10 '15 at 12:05
  • What you describe actually is adware not malware. – Ramhound Apr 10 '15 at 13:17

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There were apparently two Malwares installed when installing PdfCreator, one of them being BingProtect from a company called BBI

As the default uninstaller didn't work for me, I used a tool called AdwCleaner - that worked for me in the end.

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