Learn to Remove PUP.Optional.SearchQu Step by Step (Virus Removal)

PUP.Optional.SearchQu is a potentially unwanted application, which contains adware, installing toolbars or other unknown purposes. It is adware program that get install in your system secretly it may enter in you system when you clicked on any suspicious link or via downloading video files from Internet that time it get install in your system with other program. Once it successfully enter in your system then it will very fast propagate itself in multiple copies and occupy more space in your system hard disk due to this your system performance will be slowdown automatically. It will change the DNS setting of your system and also turnoff all important windows functionality. Once infected, PUP.Optional.SearchQu has the ability to change the browser settings including the default search engine, website and privacy settings to take full control of your browser. In most cases, this infection may display annoying ads that promoted by hackers who try to sponsor certain products or programs to users.  It affects Internet and system performance thus bringing lots of problems for users. It collects all sensitive details from your system and restricts you from accessing online accounts. It exposes IP address of the attacked computer in-front of cyber criminals and drops other vicious threats into it. Therefore, it is strongly suggested to remove PUP.Optional.SearchQu to prevent risks caused by this adware.

To be with PUP.Optional.SearchQu is pretty awful

1. PUP.Optional.SearchQu infection get into systems without any permission;
2. PUP.Optional.SearchQu Center's reputation & rating online is terrible;
3. PUP.Optional.SearchQu may affect and modify compromised computers' important system files;
4. PUP.Optional.SearchQu may install other sorts of spyware/adware without computer users' knowledge.

PUP.Optional.SearchQu step-by-step removal instructions

Solution A: Manual Removal Instruction

Step 1: Boot up the infected computer, press F8 at the very beginning, choose “Safe Mode with Networking” and press Enter to get in safe mode with networking.

Step 2: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together and stop PUP.Optional.SearchQu processes in the Windows Task Manager.

Step 3: Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options. When Folder Options window opens, click on its View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

Step 4: Search for all infected files and registry entries and remove them from your computer as follows:

%program files %internet explorer Openadserving.com [random].mof 

%AppData%[malware program name]toolbar uninstallStatIE.dat 

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurren tVersionInternet Settings{random} 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun Regedit32 HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTCurr entWinlogon”Shell” = “{random}.exe” 

Solution B: Automatic Removal Guide

Step 1: Download SpyHunter here.

Step 2: Double click SpyHunter-Installer.exe to install SpyHunter and finish the installation step by step.

Step 3: After the installation is complete, open SpyHunter and click Scan Computer Now! to start scan your computer.

Step 4: When the scan is completed, you can see that all the threats including PUP.Optional.SearchQu are detected successfully. Then click Fix Threats button to clean your computer.

Friendly Reminded:
Manual removal of PUP.Optional.SearchQu is known as the most effective way. Anyway, it refers to key parts of computer system, and is recommended only for advanced users. If you don's have sufficient expertise on doing that, it is recommended to use the later one so that SpyHunter can help you get rid of your problems directly and completely.