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How To Remove Text Enhance (Virus Removal Guide)

By Sean Doyle · · 4 min read

What is Text Enhance?

Text Enhance (Text-Enhance) is cross-browser adware and an advertising platform that uses multiple programs, browser extensions, and files to attach to internet browsers and gather personal data without user consent. Text Enhance is used by multiple third-parties in order to monetize freeware and other programs. This adware serves pop-up and targeted advertisements it feels users are most likely to click on across Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer based off of the information it gathers.

Text Enhance Removal

Victims of Text Enhance adware usually notice they are infected with this adware when the content found on random webpages have links that display spam advertisements once they are hovered over. These types of advertisements are called in-text advertisements. *Hovering over the words racing teams opens up a small window showing a spam advertisement relative to racing teams (image).

Video example of a Text Enhance infection

Text Enhance adware is usually contracted without user knowledge alongside free downloadable content from a variety of locations on the web. Free downloadable content includes freeware, shareware, torrents, email attachments, and more.

Users who wish to install freeware may be given a “custom installation” option to accept or decline an offer to install Text Enhance adware and similar products during the installation; However, the user request to decline the adware from installing can be ignored by the program or presented in a confusing manner.

In some cases, Text Enhance and other unwanted programs are deceptively promoted through questionable advertisements. These advertisements may be dishonest, misleading, and cause the program to automatically download and install once clicked on.

How to remove Text Enhance (Removal Guide)

Step 1: Remove Text Enhance add-ons and extensions

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Google Chrome

1. Click the Customize and control Google Chrome icon on the top menu and navigate to More tools > Extensions.

2. Search for suspicious extensions in the list. Remove unwanted browser extensions individually by clicking the trashcan icon next to each one.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Type Ctrl+Shift+A.

2. Search for suspicious add-ons on the Extensions and Plugin tab. Highlight each one individually and click remove.

Step 2: Uninstall Text Enhance

1. Open Windows Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.

2. On Windows Control Panel, click Uninstall a program or Add and remove a program in the Programs section.

3. Search for Text Enhance and other unwanted programs in the list of installed programs. Once an unwanted program is located, double click the item or select it with your mouse and click the Uninstall button.

4. Restart your computer.

Step 3: Remove Text Enhance malware with Malwarebytes

1. Download and install the free or full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. The full version enables real-time protection to block malware and unwanted programs from infecting your computer, while the free version is just a free scan and removal tool.

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2. Open the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

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3. Click the large Scan Now button or visit the “Scan” tab to manually run a scan.

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4. Once the malware scan is complete, click the Remove Selected button and reboot your computer.

If you are still having issues with potential Text Enhance malware after using Malwarebytes it is recommended to download and install a second opinion scanner such as HitmanPro by Surfright to eradicate existing malicious files and automatically repair corrupted settings.

Step 4: Cleanup and repair settings with CCleaner

1. Download and install the free or full version of CCleaner by Piriform.

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CCleaner Analyze Cleaner

2. Once installed, open the program and navigate to Cleaner > Windows/Applications and click the Analyze button. Afterwards, click the Run Cleaner button on the bottom right of the program interface.

CCleaner Startup

3. Next, navigate to Tools > Startup and search through each tab starting from windows, internet explorer, etc., all the way to Content Menu, for additional suspicious entries and click Disable and Delete once anything is found.

4. To automatically uninstall unwanted programs using CCleaner, navigate to the Uninstall tab and search for the program in the list of installed programs. Uninstall the unwanted software as selected by clicking the Run Uninstaller button.

If you are still experiencing issues removing potential Text Enhance malware after using this removal guide we recommend to perform a system restore/recovery or a reset/refresh for Windows 8.

Sean Doyle

Sean is a tech author and security researcher with more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, privacy, malware analysis, analytics, and online marketing. He focuses on clear reporting, deep technical investigation, and practical guidance that helps readers stay safe in a fast-moving digital landscape. His work continues to appear in respected publications, including articles written for Private Internet Access. Through Botcrawl and his ongoing cybersecurity coverage, Sean provides trusted insights on data breaches, malware threats, and online safety for individuals and businesses worldwide.

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398 Comments

  1. Peter G. Williams

    Text Enhance showed up for me today in IE9 under Win7 64bit Home Premium. I checked the programs I’ve installed in the last week and it was just Toad for MySQL and VMWare Player – both of which have good pedigrees.

    Also there was nothing unexpected in the “Add-ons” (show all add-ons). However, disabling Flash did prevent it from working, but I don’t consider that a valid workaround because some of the sites I use require Flash.

    The fact that Flash is facilitating Text Enhance’s operation put me onto a workaround which was to look at the Flash Global Storage Settings which you get to via this webpage:

    http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager03.html

    And then uncheck the box which says “Allow third-party Flash content to store data on your computer”

    That seems to have prevented Text Enhance from operating on two machines I’ve looked at, without having to disable Flash entirely. I don’t know if there’s still something installed on my machine – neither AVG or AdAware picked it up at any point in a full scan.

  2. Tabu

    I FOUND IT! it’s a codec file…i disabled it and tested it in google then just deleted it. Had to do it for ie as well, but YAY! it’s gone :)…i hope

    What an awesome site for help!!! I could understand the instructions even tho i’m not techie…THANKS BUNCHES!

  3. PeterGilroy

    Well thank you very much, this website was a big help.

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  6. iatraveler

    So… I don’t have any of those plug ins- except for Shockwave, which updated yesterday, which, coincidentally, is when I noticed this hideous Text Enhance. I’ve searched my files, add ons, plug ins and the only thing that it could be is Shockwave. So, if I can’t turn off Shockwave, what are my options? Thanks for any advice!

  7. Ayham

    damn thing was driving me nuts !!

    Thanks a million mate

  8. Darnface

    Fixed by uninstalling vid-saver extension… And I loved that 🙁

  9. lolo

    hey thanks a lot, you cleared my headache!

  10. Edenhouse

    Thank you! That’s work! For me, it was “i want that”.

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  13. jo

    Thankyou i think its gone now!!!! i couldnt use ebay because of it!! thanku xxx

  14. Devyn Davidson

    Ugh thank you! Mine came up as “BFlix5.0.” It was so annoying!

  16. RP Shrestha

    Yeah this page helped me.. Thanks alot.. I had an extension on my chrome as Vid-Saver which I removed and now everything is fine.. Thanks again..

  18. Mike

    Thanks, adblock plus on firefox is super easy.

  19. Ashouston

    Thank you!
    I use Mozilla but found bflix on Chrome which I didnt know was installed on my computer.

  20. Marie

    Thank you so much. It was driving me nuts!

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