How to uninstall "DRIPING SETUP" virus (Simple Guide)

What is DRIPING SETUP?

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

How DRIPING SETUP got on your computer?

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

You have 2 ways to remove DRIPING SETUP:

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

1. You know only one virus name: "DRIPING SETUP", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
   The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
2. UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
3. 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.
4. UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
5. UnHackMe is fully free for 30-days!

Here’s how to remove DRIPING SETUP virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

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

STEP 3: Remove DRIPING SETUP 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 DRIPING SETUP redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove DRIPING SETUP 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.

You can see DRIPING SETUP 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.

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

Remove DRIPING SETUP virus from running processes

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

Remove DRIPING SETUP virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains DRIPING SETUP 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.

Delete any task related to DRIPING SETUP. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from DRIPING SETUP virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove DRIPING SETUP virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains DRIPING SETUP.

STEP 7: Remove DRIPING SETUP from Google Chrome.

STEP 8: Remove DRIPING SETUP from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove DRIPING SETUP from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.