Guide to Remove PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A Completely

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware reported and removed PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A on your computer, but it may come back over and over again? Cannot get rid of PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A with your antivirus software? How to remove PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A when antivirus do not help? No worries, this post will teach you how to remove PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A effectively. Read more.

Information of PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A

PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A is a freshly released infection detected by Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, which belongs to the category of PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) designed by cyber criminals. A Potentially Unwanted Program technically cannot be described as a specific virus, but may contain malicious adware, toolbars or other harmful subjects. Once being infected with PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A, it may lead to browser hijack virus on affected computer to generate web traffic apparently. Meanwhile, victims may notice the slow performance caused by PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A, which keeps the CPU run at 100%.

Generally, computer users may notice the presence of PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A after having a full scan with antivirus software. However, even it has been detected and removed by antivirus at once, it may still come back after PC reboot with the help of its advanced techniques. In addition, the PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A is always bundled with numerous dangerous malware such as PUP.Optional.Conduit.A infection. It is certain that the more threats on PC, the more dangers they could make. Hence, it is necessary to remove PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A timely for good.

Symptoms PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A may make

• PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A can compromise your system and may introduce additional infections like rogue software.
• PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A forces you to visit websites and advertisements which are not trusted and may lead you to pay money wrongly for worthless products.
• PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A takes up high resources and strikingly slow down your computer speed and even causes your computer stuck frequently.
• PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A may allow cyber criminals to track your computer and steal your personal information.
• PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A can cause serious damage by deleting important files and destroying information on your system.

How to Remove PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A (Manual Removal)

Your antivirus software may be still not bad. There is not any perfect antivirus that can catch all computer infections in the world. Actually, it is the problem not only for your antivirus software, but also for many other even world-leading security applications. New viruses are found daily and although all kinds of security applications have significantly improved the detection of new viruses, technology used by used by virus authors continually changes as they try to avoid detection. The malicious PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A is one of successful viruses that have the ability to escape various types of security software or even block the antivirus software.

1. Open Task Manager and end all the malicious processes created by XY. ( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)

2. Show hidden files of PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A

• Open Folder Options: clicking the Start button> Control Panel> Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.   After that, click the View tab.
• Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

3. Get rid of the following files created by PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A:

%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe
%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Random “.exe”

4. Open Registry Editor (in Windows XP, go to Start Menu, run, type in “Regedit” and press OK; in Windows 7, Windows Vista & Windows 8, go to Start menu, Search, type in “Regedit”), find out the following PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A registry entries and delete:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ‘Random’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\Random.exe

Certain expert skills will be required during the manual removal procedure to avoid wrong operation which may damage your computer permanently. If you cannot remove PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer.A completely by yourself, you’re welcome to Contact VilmaTech 24/7 Online Computer Experts here to help you quickly and safely remove all possible infections from your computer.