Remove CHIPSET.EXE virus (Removal Guide)

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What is CHIPSET.EXE?

CHIPSET.EXE is considered as malicious program (malware).

CHIPSET.EXE detected as TROJ.CHIPSET.EXE.
CHIPSET.EXE actively resists detection and employs a number of techniques to ensure that you cannot remove CHIPSET.EXE from infected computers.

Technical Information:

Full path on a computer= %LOCAL APPDATA%\90130542F35143D598FFA852D9E06AF7\CHIPSET.EXE

How CHIPSET.EXE got on your computer?

Phishing is the most common way for malware to infect computers.
It could be a fake email message that appears to be originated from Microsoft Customer Service, eBay, PayPal, Amazon, or even your bank or insurance company.
Fake emails that appear to come from the police, the FBI and other government entities were also reported.

CHIPSET.EXE could also infect your computer by exploiting a security vulnerability of your Web browser or one of its plugins.
If this is the case, CHIPSET.EXE would be injected into a Web page, and could get to your PC when you visited a malicious or hacked Web site.

CHIPSET.EXE can be distributed with legitimate software that is repackaged by the scammers.
It could be downloaded from warez Web sites or download archives.

How do you know you have CHIPSET.EXE on my computer?

CHIPSET.EXE works in background. It does not appear as a window, does not have a shortcut.
CHIPSET.EXE hides its existence from your eyes.

You have 2 ways to remove CHIPSET.EXE:

You have 2 ways

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

You know only one virus name: "CHIPSET.EXE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
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UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
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Here’s how to remove CHIPSET.EXE virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove CHIPSET.EXE virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove CHIPSET.EXE redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove CHIPSET.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 CHIPSET.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.

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