Tuesday, March 18, 2014

How to Remove PProoShopper 4.87 Extension Virus

Introduction about PProoShopper 4.87
PProoShopper 4.87 is a malicious extension which shares the same characteristics with adware virus. Normally, it comes into your computer along with free programs such as music players, PDF readers, download managers and so on which you can download from internet. Once installed, it has the ability to affect all browsers and stay stubbornly in your system by modifying original browser settings and inserting itself and other unwanted add-ons on browsers.

Since your computer is infected, your browsing experience will be destroyed by PProoShopper 4.87 terribly. When you open a new tab, your computer screen will be immediately covered by countless pop-up ads which are displayed by PProoShopper 4.87. It's useless for you to close them because they can come back again and again. When you search something, your search results will include many irrelevant sponsored links and you can't get the accurate information that you want. Meanwhile, this program will record your internet activities information like traces, bookmarks and favorite websites. It will send the information to remote server for future marketing.

In addition, PProoShopper 4.87 will introduce other malicious programs in your computer secretly. So later you will have to deal with more threats or viruses like browser hijackers, ransomwares, Trojans and so forth. Your system will become a mess and you are clueless about how to fix it since your antivirus may fail to remove all these viruses. Therefore, you are suggested to take manual methods to remove PProoShopper 4.87 from your computer in time in case it brings in more unimaginable troubles.

Harmfulness of PProoShopper 4.87 
1. It modifies default browser settings without any permission.
2. It displays many annoying pop-up ads to interrupt you.
3. It opens backdoor for other unwanted malicious programs.
4. It records your internet activities information for future marketing.
5. It can't be removed successfully by antivirus programs.
PProoShopper 4.87 Removal Guide
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 PProoShopper 4.87 files: 
%AllUsersProfile%\{random}
%AllUsersProfile%\Programs\[random letters]
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random.dll
Step Five:
Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all PProoShopper 4.87 registry entries and keys.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings "CertificateRevocation" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableTaskMrg" = 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{numbers}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{numbers}  
 
METHOD 2. Automatic Removal 
To completely delete PProoShopper 4.87, 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 PProoShopper 4.87 Removal Tool.                                                                                   


    

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