Friday, November 28, 2014

How to Remove UpdateAdmin Pop-up Ads Permanently

What is UpdateAdmin? How it comes into my computer? Is it safe? Should I get rid of UpdateAdmin? Please give some helpful suggestions.

What is UpdateAdmin?

UpdateAdmin is classified as a potentially unwanted program which is often bundled with some free programs. If you don’t pay attention the every installation steps, you will give the access to UpdateAdmin to enter your personal computer. This unwanted program is designed as a browser extension which can work across various browsers like Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Once inside, this adware program will automatically install extra unwanted toolbars and add-ons to your browser for the purpose of generating a lot of troubles.

On the one hand, a bunch of bothersome commercial advertisements will be brought in. Clicking on the ads, you will be redirected to unknown webpages promoted by UpdateAdmin. Then, the third-party websites can collect lots of web traffic and make profits. On the other hand, UpdateAdmin and other unnecessary programs consume a great deal of system space. Consequently, your computer gradually runs more slowly than before. At the same time, you are troubled with various computer problems. Thus, it is highly recommended to uninstall UpdateAdmin ads completely from your computer before it damages your system.

UpdateAdmin Virus will do much harm to the infected computer:

1) UpdateAdmin Virus alters important browser settings and takes over all web browsers.
2) UpdateAdmin Virus will install unknown browser add-ons without letting you know.
3) UpdateAdmin Virus may mislead the victim into downloading additional harmful PC viruses.
4) UpdateAdmin Virus keeps track of online activities and collects confidential information.
5) UpdateAdmin Virus displays a lot of annoying and unwanted ads and suspicious hyperlinks.
6) UpdateAdmin Virus could shut down the Internet connection randomly to block online activities.
7) UpdateAdmin Virus makes the system crash frequently and causes the slow network speed.

How to Remove UpdateAdmin Virus from your PC?

1. Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 Key before Windows launches. Use the arrow keys to select the "Safe Mode with Networking" option, and then hit ENTER Key to continue.


2. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time to open Windows Task Manager and end UpdateAdmin process.


3. Go to Computer Control Panel from Start menu and open Folder Options. Click View and then tick “Show hidden files and folders” and uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”. Press OK.


4. Press Winkey+R together then enter “regedit” to start your registry editor. Delete the following registry keys.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

5. Delete the following and related system files.

%AppData%\result.db
%Temp%\random.exe

Note: UpdateAdmin virus is rather stubborn and malicious. It requests certain computer skills when you dealing with it in manual way. Any incident action could lead your machine to a more terrible situation.



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