Best Way to Remove PUP.Optional.Wajam.A (Virus Removal Guide)

PUP.Optional.Wajam.A is a dangerous PC threat which is reported by numerous antivirus applications as Trojan virus. Basically, PUP.Optional.Wajam.A virus is distributed by malicious websites, sponsored links in Email or free application downloads from Internet. Once PUP.Optional.Wajam.A is activated on your PC, it will start to mess up system settings via spreading its vicious codes and registry files. Being endowed with progressive techniques, PUP.Optional.Wajam.A virus has the ability to escape and avoid the auto removal from antivirus.

Though you may remove PUP.Optional.Wajam.A virus once, it could still come back over and over again after PC reboot. In addition, PUP.Optional.Wajam.A is capable of downloading and installing extra dangerous threats such as browser hijack virus, ransomware, rogue and worm to do further harm on PC. Supposed that you fail to remove PUP.Optional.Wajam.A virus timely, it may even open a backdoor for remote hackers which would reveal your privacy apparently. Thus, it is necessary to remove PUP.Optional.Wajam.A virus completely and permanently to avoid unwanted damage and loss.

How to remove PUP.Optional.Wajam.A effectively?

It seems that the producers of PUP.Optional.Wajam.A have much experience to deal with all kinds of legit security software. PUP.Optional.Wajam.A is made to escape the detection so it is not surprising that you are hit by this nasty virus even though you have installed antivirus software in your computer. Then how to remove PUP.Optional.Wajam.A since your security software won't help? You can remove it manually so that PUP.Optional.Wajam.A can be permanently gone off your computer.

Here is the manual removal guide:

1) Boot your computer into safe mode with networking by restarting your computer and keeping pressing F8 key and then using arrow key to get into that mode.

2) Open your Task Manger by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete key and end the processes of PUP.Optional.Wajam.A:
[random].exe

3) The associated files to be removed in folders on Local Disk (note: new files are still created each month so far):

%WINDOWS%\system32\[random_name].dll
%WINDOWS%\system32\o2flash.dll
%WINDOWS%\system32\p1131vid.dll
%WINDOWS%\system32\tb2launch.dll
%WINDOWS%\system32\wdica.dll
%WINDOWS%\ystem32\drivers\[random_characters].sys
%Temp%\[random]

4) Open your Registry Editor and then find out the registry entries of PUP.Optional.Wajam.A virus to remove them (note: new registry entries are still made every month so far):

 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ’1′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer “NoDesktop” = ’1′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[random].exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1′

Common symptoms of PUP.Optional.Wajam.A

* PUP.Optional.Wajam.A installs without your consent
* PUP.Optional.Wajam.A can open doors for other types of spyware/adware
* PUP.Optional.Wajam.A may hijack, redirect and change your browser
* PUP.Optional.Wajam.A displays annoying pop-ups while you surf the web
* PUP.Optional.Wajam.A compromises your privacy and security
* PUP.Optional.Wajam.A is difficult to uninstall

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