PUP.Adware.Heuristic - how to remove the Trojan

Pup.Adware.Heuristic is a Trojan that gets onto your PC, for example, via an infected download or opening a website. It is used to connect your computer to a remote server and deliver other malware to your PC via this connection as well as spy on your system.

How to remove Pup.Adware.Heuristic from your computer

To remove Pup.Adware.Heuristic Trojan from your PC, you need to follow several steps.

1. Start your computer in Safe Mode.
2. Then remove all programs from your PC that you do not recognize. Pay special attention to programs that contain parts of Pup.Adware.Heuristic.
3. Next, you need to terminate various processes via Task Manager.
4. This includes all processes that have "Pup.Adware.Heuristic" in their names. Also, the following processes: "%windows%System32drivers[**Random**].sys", "C:WindowsSystem32drivers[Random].sys", "%ProgramFiles%Protected SearchTaskSchedulerCreator.exe","%System%driversUAC[RANDOM CHARACTERS].sys","%Documents and Settings%All UsersApplication Data","%Documents and Settings%[UserName]Application DataTPUP.Adware.Heuristic Banker.AMU /Filcout.A" and "C:Documents and Settings[user name]Local SettingsTemporary Internet Files".
5. Also, reset your browser to default settings to clean it from parts of the Trojan.
6. Finally, you need to clean the registry as the Trojan makes sure that it is modified. Be extra careful at this point because an error in the registry can make your system inoperable.
7. Open the registry and remove all entries created by the Trojan.
8. This includes "HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}", "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\13376694984709702142491016734454", "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “13376694984709702142491016734454” und "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PUP.Adware.Heuristic".