Thursday, June 12, 2014

Get Rid of UpdateSoftNow.com Pop-up Virus Step by Step

UpdateSoftNow.com always shows up in a new tab automatically on my browsers. How can I get rid of this website? At the meantime, UpdateSoftNow.com displays lots of ads on my screen. I really get disturbed by UpdateSoftNow.com pop-up.
Description of UpdateSoftNow.com

UpdateSoftNow.com is a harm site that has been labeled as an adware program. This adware has been used by cyber criminals to promote malicious programs or other fake products. Thus, it is really malicious. Mostly, UpdateSoftNow.com hides in some free programs. So when you download some free programs that contain UpdateSoftNow.com inside, you will install this adware on your PC without notice.
After UpdateSoftNow.com comes inside your PC, you will often see this page on your browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. By popping up all the time, UpdateSoftNow.com induces you to download or update your own program. Once you do as what it says, you will fall into its trap without doubt. As a result, your PC will be corrupted by other dangerous malware. Besides, UpdateSoftNow.com adware also promotes ads. Therefore, lots of commercial ads keep popping up on your screen constantly. In a word, UpdateSoftNow.com is not harmless, which should be removed as soon as possible once it appears on your browsers.
Screenshot of UpdateSoftNow.com
Annoyances that are caused by UpdateSoftNow.com:

1.UpdateSoftNow.com virus will slow down your PC speed, so you cannot use your PC smoothly.
2.Lots of ads keep popping up when you surf the Internet.
3.UpdateSoftNow.com virus will disable your antivirus program and help other viruses attack your PC
4.Redirect problem will happen all the time.
Steps to remove UpdateSoftNow.com virus:

1.Stop all vicious processes of UpdateSoftNow.com from Task Manager
To do this, you can hit Ctrl+Shift+Esc at the same time to open the Task Manager. But you should know that the virus’s name may vary from one to other, so you should be careful.
2.Display all hidden files so as to remove UpdateSoftNow.com's files
To show all hidden files from PC, please follow these steps:
①Click Start Menu and click Control Panel
②Click Appearance and Personalization and click Folder Options
③Go to View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and deselect Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
④Click OK
3.Remove all malicious files and keys from Registry Editor
To do this, you can click on Start Menu and click Run. When a dialogue pops up, you should type "regedit" in the box and click OK.
Then you will see the following Screenshot:
Now, please remove the following keys from the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Temp
Note: you should know that any mistake changes happen in the registry will cause other serious system problems. So before you make some changes, you should back up your registry first!
How to Open & Back up the Registry

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