How to Remove Generic PUP.y Virus (Best Manual Removal Help)

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*I keep getting this popup from my McAfee that there's an undesired programma that has been blocked: Generic PUP.y. When I command McAfee to delete it it says that it is part of a package and that I should reconsider and look at the package first (it's in dutch so i'm translating it to post on here). When I press OK to delete it, I just get the same pop-up like 30secs later asking me the same thing over and over again...

*My McAfee says that it has removed Potentially Unwated Program Blocked? I havent downloaded anything and this randomly poped up and when i click "Removed" The same message comes up 1 minute later?

What is Generic PUP.y?

Generic PUP.y is a specific detection reported by McAfee, which has been technically considered as an undesired program that stands for a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). As a matter of fact, a PUP is an application that noted for characteristics that may be unwanted even if it’s not overtly malicious or harmful to a user’s computer. However, security experts have recognized Generic PUP.y as a dangerous security threat because it may often overlap with adware, spyware or other unclear subject that has the capabilities to trigger damaging activities on the affected computer. In this way, Generic PUP.y can be considered as a computer virus that should be removed once being noticed of its presence. Basically, Generic PUP.y thread can generally sneak onto a user’s computer through a variety of social engineering tactics without any awareness. To be specific, Generic PUP.y virus may be distributed by malicious websites or other legitimate websites that have been attacked.

On the other hand, PC users may get infected with Generic PUP.y virus when they download some unreliable application from Internet carrying the activation code of the virus. It should be mentioned that users should be careful while clicking on some unknown links embedded in an email message to reduce the chance to get infected with Generic PUP.y infection as well as other PC malware threat. When installed, Generic PUP.y virus may bring about website traffic by display lots of annoying pop-up advertisements on the screen to meddle with Internet user’s regular online experience. Meanwhile, Generic PUP.y virus may slow down the performance of computer via taking a large amount of system resources. In addition, Generic PUP.y with its associated malware may even open a backdoor for remote hackers, allowing them to access targeted machine without authorization. It can easily tell that this will lead to unimaginable damage to user’s PC as well as privacy.

Basic Properties of Generic PUP.y Virus

1. Generic PUP.y infection get into systems without any permission;
2. Generic PUP.y Center's reputation & rating online is terrible;
3. Generic PUP.y may affect and modify compromised computers' important system files;
4. Generic PUP.y may install other sorts of spyware/adware without computer users' knowledge.

How to Remove Generic PUP.y Virus (Manual Tips)

Tricky as Generic PUP.y is, it may always come back over and over again after the original auto removal by antivirus using its advanced replicating capabilities. In this case, you may consider the practical manual removal to clean up all its codes and registry files from computer.

1.    Open Windows Task Manager to stop the running process of Generic PUP.y.

2.    Open Registry Editor. (Method: Click "Start" button and selecting "Run." Type "regedit" into the box and click "OK.") And right-click to remove all the registry entries related to Generic PUP.y.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Random “.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ‘Random’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” =Random

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

%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll

Please be aware that some files might be hidden or changed, so you should realize that manual removal of Generic PUP.y virus is a cumbersome procedure and does not ensure complete deletion of the malware. If are not familiar with the process and do not want to make mistake, you’d better ask help from VilmaTech 24/7 online agent to resolve your issue properly and permanently.