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What is SKILLS SETUP?
SKILLS SETUP detected as PUP.AD.SKILLS.SETUP.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
SKILLS SETUP have several types of unwanted behaviour:
- Displaying popup ads.
- Hijacking your browser.
- Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
- Inserting ads to the web pages.
SKILLS SETUP can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
SKILLS SETUP is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for SKILLS SETUP in the Control Panel.
Sometimes SKILLS SETUP uninstaller does not work.
How SKILLS SETUP got on your computer?
Usually you got SKILLS SETUP with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since SKILLS SETUP manufacturer pays software developers for distributing SKILLS SETUP within their applications, SKILLS SETUP is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one SKILLS SETUP problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.
You have 2 ways to remove SKILLS SETUP:
Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?
- You know only one virus name: "SKILLS SETUP", 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.
- UnHackMe is fully free for 30-days!
Here’s how to remove SKILLS SETUP virus automatically:
STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)
STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)
STEP 3: Remove SKILLS 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 SKILLS SETUP redirect or other unwanted software.
How to remove SKILLS 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 SKILLS 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 SKILLS SETUP 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 SKILLS 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 SKILLS SETUP. Disable unknown tasks with random names.
STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from SKILLS SETUP virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.
Find and delete all keys/values contains SKILLS SETUP.
STEP 7: Remove SKILLS SETUP from Google Chrome.
STEP 8: Remove SKILLS SETUP from Internet Explorer.
STEP 9: Remove SKILLS SETUP 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.