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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

How to Manually Remove Win32.PUP-gen [PUP]


Summary of Win32.PUP-gen [PUP]

Win32.PUP-gen[PUP] is divided into the stubborn Trojan horse group. It is a high-risk threat to computers. The cyber hackers created it by using certain code, file, and registry and invaded into those vulnerable websites to release the malicious program.


When users visit hacked websites, open unreliable emails, or download files that contain the activation code of the virus, this foxy virus can sneak into computers easily. Once Trojan horse Win32.PUP-gen [PUP] enters computers, it endangers your Internet environment by redirecting your web searches to other harmful domain which carries more threatening viruses. What’s more, by changing your PC system settings to capture and steal your information without any permission, it allows remote access to compromise your privacy and security.

It has been proved that Win32.PUP-gen [PUP] has successfully hacked some famous social online communicate website such as Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo etc. So just be careful with some pop ups, charming advertisements, promotions and something like that to avoid it enter your computer.

 Harms that Trojan Win32.PUP-gen [PUP] will do to Computers

 1. It deletes or modifies files and data; 
 2. It installs backdoor so others can access your computer remotely;
 3. It downloads and installs other malware;
 4. It slows down computer speed and may crash the system:
 5. It adds more threats and deep hides them in the system;
How to Deal with Win32.PUP-gen [PUP]


Steps to Remove Win32.PUP-gen [PUP] Manually

Step1. Boot your computer into "safe mode with networking" by constantly tapping F8 key until Windows Advanced Options menu shows up. 

Step2. Use windows Task Manager to end Win32.PUP-gen [PUP] running processes
       Press CTRL+ALT+DLE or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to launch Task Manager.    

Step3. Search Win32.PUP-gen [PUP] and delete it.
       Go to the Start and click on “Search program and files”,

Step4.Use Register Editor to remove Win32.PUP-gen [PUP] registry entries.
      Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search.

Step5. Reboot your PC normally to check with the effectiveness.


(Sufficient expertise is needed during the malware manual removal process. If you are not confident to follow the manual removal steps, you are suggested to use SpyHunter that can not only identity relevant files & entries of the malware to erase the infection, but also protect your system effectively in the future.)


Steps to Remove Win32.PUP-gen [PUP] Automatically


1. Download automatic removal tool SpyHunter


2. Install SpyHunter after downloading





3. Run SpyHunter to fully scan your computer

4. Show scan result and delete all detected items.

If you don’t have sufficient expert skills to remove Win32.PUP-gen [PUP] and encounter problems while trying to execute the manual process, you are suggested to download the most popular Antivirus program SpyHunter to uninstall Win32.PUP-gen [PUP].