How to REMOVE "APP DISCOVERY TOOLS" virus (Manual Removal Guide)

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What is APP DISCOVERY TOOLS?

APP DISCOVERY TOOLS is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).

APP DISCOVERY TOOLS detected as PUP.AD.DISCOVERY.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
APP DISCOVERY TOOLS have several types of unwanted behaviour:

Displaying popup ads.
Hijacking your browser.
Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
Inserting ads to the web pages.

APP DISCOVERY TOOLS can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
APP DISCOVERY TOOLS is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for APP DISCOVERY TOOLS in the Control Panel.
Sometimes APP DISCOVERY TOOLS uninstaller does not work.

How APP DISCOVERY TOOLS got on your computer?

Usually you got APP DISCOVERY TOOLS with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since APP DISCOVERY TOOLS manufacturer pays software developers for distributing APP DISCOVERY TOOLS within their applications, APP DISCOVERY TOOLS is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one APP DISCOVERY TOOLS problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.

You have 2 ways to remove APP DISCOVERY TOOLS:

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: "APP DISCOVERY TOOLS", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove APP DISCOVERY TOOLS virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

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

STEP 3: Remove APP DISCOVERY TOOLS virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
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How to remove APP DISCOVERY TOOLS 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 APP DISCOVERY TOOLS 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 APP DISCOVERY TOOLS in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove APP DISCOVERY TOOLS virus from running processes

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

Remove APP DISCOVERY TOOLS virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains APP DISCOVERY TOOLS 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 APP DISCOVERY TOOLS from scheduled task list.