Remove PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A Pop-up Virus from PC

PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A is detected on your PC but you cannot get rid of it on your own? Don’t worry. There is an efficient removal guide here for you to remove PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A virus manually. Please keep reading.

Description of PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A

PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A virus is regarded as a hazardous adware that invariably pops up all sorts of annoying commercial ads when users are connected to the Internet. In general, this nasty virus spreads mainly via freeware downloaded from hacked websites, video recorders, PDF creators and so on. It also hides in spam email attachments. Once your computer gets infected with it, PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A virus will immediately modify the settings of your web browser, DNS and firewall without your approval.
Multiple unwanted ads and sponsored links will constantly pop up on your screen which traps you into purchasing their fake products. This not only contributes to peddle bogus goods and service, but it is also a lucrative business for the virus makers who are in league with the ad sponsors to realize mutual benefits. When you click on these ads and links, it may also mislead you to malicious websites which contain various viruses and rascal software.
Besides, PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A virus is capable of badly hampering your system functionalities. It will decrease the speed of your computer heavily, and restrict other programs from running and even make them useless. What’s worse, PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A virus will track your browsing history and collect your private data. And then the virus makers will make use of these data to engage in illegal activities, which will cause you to suffer from privacy disclosure and economic damage. Hence, it is advised to remove PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A virus promptly to protect your computer security and privacy, and you can follow the step-by-step instructions below to deal with this pest.

Screenshot of PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A

Annoyances that are caused by PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A:

1.PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A 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.PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A virus will disable your antivirus program and help other viruses attack your PC
4.Redirect problem will happen all the time.

Steps to remove PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A virus:

1.Stop all vicious processes of PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A 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 PUP.Optional.PicEnhance.A'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