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What is SC APP?
SC APP detected as PUP.AD.SC.APP.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
SC APP have several types of unwanted behaviour:
- Displaying popup ads.
- Hijacking your browser.
- Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
- Inserting ads to the web pages.
SC APP can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
SC APP is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for SC APP in the Control Panel.
Sometimes SC APP uninstaller does not work.
How SC APP got on your computer?
Usually you got SC APP with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since SC APP manufacturer pays software developers for distributing SC APP within their applications, SC APP is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one SC APP problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.
You have 2 ways to remove SC APP:
Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?
- You know only one virus name: "SC APP", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others. - UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
- 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.
- UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
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Here’s how to remove SC APP virus automatically:
STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)
STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)
STEP 3: Remove SC APP 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 SC APP redirect or other unwanted software.
How to remove SC APP 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 SC APP 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 SC APP in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.
STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.
Disable the services with random names or contains SC APP 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 SC APP. Disable unknown tasks with random names.
STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from SC APP virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.
Find and delete all keys/values contains SC APP.
STEP 7: Remove SC APP from Google Chrome.
STEP 8: Remove SC APP from Internet Explorer.
STEP 9: Remove SC APP from Mozilla Firefox.
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.