Remove PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE virus (Removal Guide)

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What is PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE?

PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE is a pretty popular virus.

PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE detected as TROJ.APPSETUP.

You can get it on your computer while downloading it bundled with some free software.
Sadly, most free downloads do not disclose that other programs will be installed, so you are more likely to get PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE on your PC without your own knowledge.

After being downloaded, PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE hijacks your browser and changes search settings.
PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE also causes an appearance of popup ads and browser redirecting.

PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE is very annoying and hard to get rid of.

Technical Information:

Full path on a computer= %WINDIR%\PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE

You have 2 ways to remove PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE:

You have 2 ways

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

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Here’s how to remove PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE virus automatically:

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STEP 3: Remove PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE virus (3 minutes)

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How to remove PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

$Remove PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE virus from running processes$

Remove PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

$Remove PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE virus from Windows services$

Remove PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
$Remove PUBLICGAMING\APPSETUP.EXE from scheduled task list.$