Remove PUP.Adware.Heuristic - Here's how

You should immediately remove the PUP.Adware.Heuristic Trojan from your computer as it can do quite a bit of damage to your PC. In this practical tip, we explain how to get rid of it.

How harmful is PUP.Adware.Heuristic?

• The Trojan reaches your PC via infected downloads or when opening hacked websites.
• PUP.Adware.Heuristic automatically connects them to the remote server and loads other malware onto your computer. The Trojan disables system security and thus enables further malware attacks.
• Signs of PUP.Adware.Heuristic are error messages and dubious warnings.
• If your PC is infected, the system becomes very slow. Internet access is also blocked.
• The registry entries, system files and other important parts of the PC are changed.
• Sensitive data can be tapped.

Step 1: remove PUP.Adware.Heuristic

1. First, start the PC in safe mode. Instructions for Windows 7 and Windows 10 can be found in our practical tips.
2. The next step is to remove PUP.Adware.Heuristic from your system. The detailed instructions for different Windows versions can be found in this practical tip. Remove all programs that you do not know and that are suspicious to you.

Step 2: end processes

Once all suspicious programs have been uninstalled, start the Task Manager and select the "Processes" tab. End the following processes:

1. % commondesktopdir% PUP.Adware.Heuristic PUP.Adware.Heuristic PUP.Adware.Heuristic PUP.Adware.Heuristic PUP.Adware.Heuristic /Banker.AMU /Filcout.A.lnk
2. % Windows% System32drivers [** Random **]. Sys
3. C: WindowsSystem32drivers [Random] .sys
4. % program files% PUP.Adware.Heuristic /Banker.AMU /Filcout.Auninstall PUP.Adware.Heuristic /Banker.AMU /Banker.AMU /Filcout.A.lnk
5. % ProgramFiles% Protected SearchTaskSchedulerCreator.exe
6. % System% driversUAC [RANDOM CHARACTERS] .sys
7. % Documents and Settings% All UsersApplication Data
8. % WINDOWS% system32driverPUP.Adware.Heuristic /Banker.AMU /Filcout.A.sys
9. % Documents and Settings% [UserName] Application DataTPUP.Adware.Heuristic Banker.AMU /Filcout.A
10. C: Documents and Settings [user name] Local Settings Temporary Internet Files

Step 3: clean up browser

To clean your browser, you need to reset it to the default settings. You will find detailed instructions for each browser.

• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Opera

Step 4: clean registry

Since PUP.Adware.Heuristic also intervenes in the registry and changes it, you have to clean it up. However, you should be very careful here. If you make a mistake, your system may not work at all.

1. Open the registry.
2. Now you have to search for entries that PUP.Adware.Heuristic has created and remove them. This includes the following entries: "HKEY .. \ .. \ .. \ .. {RegistryKeys}", "HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ 13376694984709702142491016734454", "HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run“ 133766949847097073445CH10 ", " 707341424910 ", 707341424910 \ \ PUP.Adware.Heuristic "software.

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