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TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).
What is PUP?
PUP is crapware. TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS have several types of unwanted behaviour:
- Displaying popup ads.
- Hijacking your browser.
- Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
- Inserting ads to the web pages.
TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS in the Control Panel.
Sometimes TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS uninstaller does not work.
How TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS got on my computer?
Usually you got TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS manufacturer pays software developers for distributing TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS within their applications, TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.
How to remove TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS?
Step-by-step Guide for manual removal of TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS:
- Uninstall TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS using Windows uninstallation applet (use Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall Program or Apps & features).
- Open Task Manager to kill all "TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS" related processes.
- Use Windows search to find and remove "TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS" files and folders.
- Run services.msc to disable a "TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS" Windows service.
- Execute taskschd.msc to get rid of "TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS" scheduled tasks.
- Open regedit.exe and delete TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS registry keys and values.
- Check your shortcuts on your desktop and in the Start menu for TROJAN/WIN32.POWELIKS presence. Fix infected shortcuts.
- Remove a virus from Google Chrome.
- Remove a virus from Internet Explorer.
- Remove a virus from Mozilla Firefox.
- Clean your Recycle bin and temporary files.
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