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PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).
What is PUP?
PUP is crapware. PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT have several types of unwanted behaviour:
- Displaying popup ads.
- Hijacking your browser.
- Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
- Inserting ads to the web pages.
PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT in the Control Panel.
Sometimes PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT uninstaller does not work.
How PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT got on my computer?
Usually you got PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT manufacturer pays software developers for distributing PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT within their applications, PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.
How to remove PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT?
Step-by-step Guide for manual removal of PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT:
- Uninstall PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT using Windows uninstallation applet (use Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall Program or Apps & features).
- Open Task Manager to kill all "PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT" related processes.
- Use Windows search to find and remove "PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT" files and folders.
- Run services.msc to disable a "PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT" Windows service.
- Execute taskschd.msc to get rid of "PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT" scheduled tasks.
- Open regedit.exe and delete PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT registry keys and values.
- Check your shortcuts on your desktop and in the Start menu for PUP.OPTIONAL.ELEX.CLNSHRT presence. Fix infected shortcuts.
- Remove a virus from Google Chrome.
- Remove a virus from Internet Explorer.
- Remove a virus from Mozilla Firefox.
- Clean your Recycle bin and temporary files.