How to Remove "DRIVERUPDATE.NET" redirect? Virus Removal Guide

In this post I will tell you how to get rid of DRIVERUPDATE.NET ads from your PC.

DRIVERUPDATE.NET web site is detected as a browser hijacker.
if you see this address DRIVERUPDATE.NET in your browser – you are hacked!

DRIVERUPDATE.NET can cause the troubles:

1. Pop-up ads.
2. Unwanted messages.
3. Search redirecting.
4. Seeing a search engine that looks like Google, but with an unfamiliar URL or logo.
5. Unknown search engine in a browser.
6. Changed Google search results.

The web site DRIVERUPDATE.NET was installed by a Adware downloader program or a by the malicious browser extension.

Step-by-step Guide for manual removal of DRIVERUPDATE.NET:

1. Uninstall DRIVERUPDATE.NET using Windows uninstallation applet (use Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall Program or Apps & features).
2. Open Task Manager to kill all “DRIVERUPDATE.NET” related processes.
3. Use Windows search to find and remove “DRIVERUPDATE.NET” files and folders.
4. Run services.msc to disable a “DRIVERUPDATE.NET” Windows service.
5. Execute taskschd.msc to get rid of “DRIVERUPDATE.NET” scheduled tasks.
6. Open regedit.exe and delete DRIVERUPDATE.NET registry keys and values.
7. Check your shortcuts on your desktop and in the Start menu for DRIVERUPDATE.NET presence. Fix infected shortcuts.
8. Remove DRIVERUPDATE.NET from Google Chrome.
9. Remove DRIVERUPDATE.NET from Internet Explorer.
10. Remove DRIVERUPDATE.NET from Mozilla Firefox.
11. Clean up your Recycle bin and temporary files.