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