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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. Anonymous

    yay thank you so much, mine was a facebook plug in! deleted it and its gone 🙂

  2. Helmuts

    Hey. My Chrome browser was infected with this s*4!-bag. didn’t see it among the extensions – instead deleted all the extensions that i’m not using at least once a week and it disappeared. anyway – tx for giving the direction. Helmuts

  3. Russell

    Thank you so much! All that I needed to fix my browser! For a second, I thought that my website malibuluxuryrealty.com had been hacked!

  5. Anonymous

    Thank you for clearing all this up.

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  7. Anonymous

    Thank you so much for posting this. It helped me finally get that crap off my machine/browser. Your information and instructions were very easy to follow. Took me maybe 2 minutes to get it done by removing the site in the security exceptions of my browser. (I had just been disabling and re-enabling Shockwave for months now because other sites I found had info that was worthless)

  9. Anonymous

    Thanks a lot Sean! Mine installed with i-livid and something else so I am no longer downloading free junk but am going to try Graboid since you recommended it in another artical.

  10. Anonymous

    Thanks a lot! This page was amazingly easy to understand.

  13. Impulso

    Fantastic advice and website! Thanks so much – my TextEnhance is gone and I now have the knowledge to tackle it in future, should I have to.

  14. Anonymous

    Thank you so much! Those text enhance pop up ads had been bugging me for weeks. A quick google and i came acroos this site, so clearly written and easy to understand!! Thank you 🙂

  15. Yinello

    THANK YOU so much! This adware was driving me to the point of wanting to throw all my furniture out of the window. I’m so glad there was an easy solution to remove this crap!

  16. etrius0023

    Thank you so much this not only got rid of the Text Enhance adware/virus it also got rid of this redirect virus that was making it so whenever I googled something it redirected!

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  19. Kaitlyn

    I came here to check what Text Enhance was because some people at work had it. But I just wanted to say I love the simple design of this website. It reminds me of a virtual text book.

  20. Anonymous

    Thank you so much, I am so happy right now!

  21. Anonymous

    Mine was hidden inside the “facebook dislike button” extension. I removed this and the advertisment was gone.

  23. Anonymous

    Creator of this website is really genious 🙂

  24. Anonymous

    Thank you! Worked perfectly :). Mine was called ‘Click 2 Save’, once I deleted it all the random highlights were gone, so that’s a new name for the list.

    1. Sean Doyle

      Thanks for the title, added. Good to hear you got rid of it!

  26. Anonymous

    I dont have text enhance on my list yet I have the underlined texts…

    1. Sean Doyle

      I’m assuming you have gone through all the extensions for each internet browser installed on your computer. if not please do so.

      There are many other names for extensions associated with Text Enhance which are detailed above (or here: http://botcrawl.com/how-to-remove-text-enhance/#List).

      Also, if you do not want to disable Text Enhance we have detailed other removal options:

      Disallow Third Party Flash Storage: http://botcrawl.com/how-to-remove-text-enhance/#Disallow

      Delete Directory Files: http://botcrawl.com/how-to-remove-text-enhance/#Directory

      Delete Registry Entries: http://botcrawl.com/how-to-remove-text-enhance/#Registry

      Anti Malware: Malwarebytes.org

      Symantec’s FixTDSS Tool: http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/global/removal_tool/threat_writeups/FixTDSS.exe

  27. G

    I got rid of it!!!! I figured out where I got it. I added a plug in for Facebook to get rid of time line. It worked but it had text enhance hidden inside. I simply deleted that plugin and now it is gone.

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  29. Darren Elc Daw Cafferty

    Thankyou ever so much it was really beginning to Piss me off!!! Have a 100 internetz 🙂

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  32. Max

    remove vid-saver plugin/extension in chrome/firefox

    1. Darren Elc Daw Cafferty

      I wondered where I got it from GRRRR!!! Thanks 🙂

  33. Anonymous

    at least on my my machine, I learned that this rotten piece $hit text enhance disguised itself as Vid Saver extension in chrome and the same Vid saver add-on in Firefox. Its possible that on your machine it may be disguising itself using another extension/plugin.

    Remove these extensions/plugins.

    1. Anonymous

      same here, it disguised itself as Vid saver on chrome. The irony is I saw text enhance advertise three times whilst reading this article :S

  34. Anonymous

    Thank you. I am so grateful for your help. It worked.

  35. Carla

    Thank you for your help! In my case, it came in the form of a Java update. I disabled it and viola- problem fixed!

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