How to completely remove A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED virus? Use this Manual Removal Guide

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A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED is reported as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program). I suggest you to remove A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED from your PC as soon as possible!
Tried to remove A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED? Cannot completely delete A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED, because it gets back?
See how to fix A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED step by step using my removal guide.

How A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED got on my computer?

Like many potentially unwanted programs, A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED can be installed on your computer as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED manufacturer pays software developers for distributing A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED within their applications, A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED is often included as part of the installer.
A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED is also often distributed with free games and simple, one-click freeware tools developed specifically with the purpose of getting A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED onto as many computers as possible.
Usually, you have not only one A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.

How dangerous is A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED?

While A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED is not considered illegal and is not officially classified as malware, it poses a direct threat to your privacy. Since A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED runs alongside your Web browser, it can collect and transmit information such your search queries, Web forms and passwords, names and messages, track Web sites that you visit, and do much more on your computer without you even knowing. A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED was reported to cause significant slowdowns in browser performance, making Web page load times much longer compared to a clean system.

On a scale of 1 to 5 (with 1 being "mostly harmless", 3 being "invasive" and 5 being "dangerous"), A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED can be rated as a 3.

How to remove A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED?

Step-by-step Guide for manual removal of A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED:

  1. Uninstall A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED using Windows uninstallation applet (use Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall Program or Apps & features).
  2. Open Task Manager to kill all "A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED" related processes.
  3. Use Windows search to find and remove "A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED" files and folders.
  4. Run services.msc to disable a "A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED" Windows service.
  5. Execute taskschd.msc to get rid of "A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED" scheduled tasks.
  6. Open regedit.exe and delete A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED registry keys and values.
  7. Check your shortcuts on your desktop and in the Start menu for A VARIANT OF WIN32/DOWNLOADGUIDE.D POTENTIALLY UNWANTED presence. Fix infected shortcuts.
  8. Remove a virus from Google Chrome.
  9. Remove a virus from Internet Explorer.
  10. Remove a virus from Mozilla Firefox.
  11. Clean your Recycle bin and temporary files.

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