If you go to visit UpdateQuick.com by accident, some popups about updating applications will show on your computer screen. Actually, you should not click those update notifications because UpdateQuick.com is foxy adware whose purpose is promoting certain free but malicious programs. If you download any program from this websites, this adware can officially get inside your computer. Besides, it also can be installed in your computer together with free downloads from internet with unidentified resources.
Once UpdateQuick.com gets inside your computer, tons of pop-up ads show on your computer which will interrupt your browsing experience badly. No matter how many times you try to close those popups windows, they keep coming back to you again and again. Because this adware has put stubborn plug-ins and add-ons on your browsers, UpdateQuick.com can display these annoying and unstoppable messages easily.
Under such circumstance, you are not recommended to keep UpdateQuick.com in your computer longer. Expect the programs which this adware introduces to you, it also lets other applications come into your computer. With all those useless things, your computer will become a garbage. Therefore, you should remove UpdateQuick.com from your computer since it starts its awful activities on your system.
UpdateQuick.com Screenshot
1. It replaces your original homepage with websites related to itself.
2. It puts useless and harmful toolbars on your browsers.
3. It makes lots of pop-up ads on your computer screen.
4. It sticks in your computer even if you reset all browsers.
5. It lets other programs or viruses get inside your computer easily.
6. It can't be removed successfully by antivirus programs.
How to Remove UpdateQuick.com
Before the removal, please first back up your system! You should be extremely careful when deleting any file, because any mistake may lead to system crashes and other severe consequence.
METHOD 1. Manual Removal
Step One:
Reboot the computer and before Windows interface loads, hit F8 key repeatedly. Choose “Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then press Enter key. System will load files and then get to the desktop in needed option.
Step Two:
Open Windows Task Manager and end virus processes. There are three ways to launch the Task Manager
① Press keys Ctrl+Alt+Del.
② Press keys Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
③ Press the Start button→click on the Run option→Type in taskmgr→press OK.
Step Three:
Click “Start” button and open the “Control Panel”, then double-click “Folder Options”. When the Folder Options window shows up, please click on the “View” tab, tick “Show hidden files and folders” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)” and then press OK.
Step Four:
Open Start menu and click on the “Search programs and files” box. Then delete UpdateQuick.com files:
%AppData%\.exe
Step Three:
Click “Start” button and open the “Control Panel”, then double-click “Folder Options”. When the Folder Options window shows up, please click on the “View” tab, tick “Show hidden files and folders” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)” and then press OK.
Step Four:
Open Start menu and click on the “Search programs and files” box. Then delete UpdateQuick.com files:
%AppData%\.exe
%CommonAppData%\.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\.exe
%temp%\.exe
C:\Program Files\ Step Five:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main "Defaul_Search_URL" =
"http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=&from=tugs&uid=&q={search terms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Search Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=&from=tugs&uid=&q={search terms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=&from=tugs&uid="
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=&from=tugs&uid=&q={search terms}"
METHOD 2. Automatic Removal
Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all UpdateQuick.com registry entries and keys.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Search Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=&from=tugs&uid=&q={search terms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=&from=tugs&uid="
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=&from=tugs&uid=&q={search terms}"
To
completely delete UpdateQuick.com, you need to know that the
manual removal above may not be able to remove virus
completely, because the creators of virus are always updating the virus
version.Besides,any tiny mistake during the manual removal process may
lead to severe consequences. Therefore,to ensure a complete and safe
virus removal, it’s recommended that you
get rid of virus with Automatic UpdateQuick.com Removal Tool.
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