How to uninstall "QUICK DRIVER UPDATER" virus (Simple Guide)

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What is QUICK DRIVER UPDATER?

QUICK DRIVER UPDATER is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).

QUICK DRIVER UPDATER detected as PUP.AD.DRIVER.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
QUICK DRIVER UPDATER have several types of unwanted behaviour:

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

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

 

How QUICK DRIVER UPDATER got on your computer?

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

You have 2 ways to remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER:

You have 2 ways

Remove it automatically1. Remove Automatically.
Remove it manually2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

  1. You know only one virus name: "QUICK DRIVER UPDATER", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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  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.
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Here’s how to remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

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

STEP 3: Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER 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 QUICK DRIVER UPDATER redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER 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 QUICK DRIVER UPDATER 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 QUICK DRIVER UPDATER in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER virus from running processes

Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER virus from running processes

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

Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER virus from Windows services

Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains QUICK DRIVER UPDATER 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 QUICK DRIVER UPDATER from scheduled task list.

Delete any task related to QUICK DRIVER UPDATER. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

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

Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER virus from Windows registry

Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains QUICK DRIVER UPDATER.

STEP 7: Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER from Google Chrome.
Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER Virus from Chrome Extensions

STEP 8: Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove QUICK DRIVER UPDATER from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

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.

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