Remove Pup.optional.defaulttab - Completely Delete and Get Rid of Pup.optional.defaulttab

Pup.optional.defaulttab is a stubborn Trojan horse that has successfully invaded thousands of computers and brought lots of troubles to the victims. As a highly risky Trojan horse virus, it comes from the infamous Pup.optional family including PUP.Optional.Tarma.A, PUP.Optional.Conduit and PUP.optional.OpenCandy, etc. It adopts the rootkit technique, so that it is able to take advantage of system loopholes to attack your computer. Normally, you may not notice its invasion, because it uses stealthy ways to spread itself, such as spam e-mails, freeware installation packages, and pornographic websites. Once inside a system, Pup.optional.defaulttab has ability to create system vulnerabilities via altering system settings and registry entries. As a result, it avoids security detection to install additional malware because the security systems are disabled. Your system will stay in low performance. Moreover, as a Trojan horse virus, Pup.optional.defaulttab is used by hackers to steal your confidential data, including financial information like bank accounts, passwords and credit card details. Therefore, in order to prevent greater damage, when this type Trojan is found out in your PC, you should get rid of this virus immediately.

Harmful Properties of Pup.optional.defaulttab Virus

1. It invades system without any permission
2. It can create system vulnerabilities and make your system much weaker than before.
3. It helps remote hackers access your system.
4. It degrades computer performance and makes the system unstable.
5. It is able to monitor your surfing process and steal your confidential information.
6. It installs additional malware in your computer.

Effective way to remove Pup.optional.defaulttab safely

Manual Removal Instruction:

Step 1 The associated processes of Pup.optional.defaulttab to be stopped are listed below:

Step 2 The associated files of Pup.optional.defaulttab to be deleted are listed below:

%AllUsersProfile%
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~r
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~dll

Step 3 The registry entries of Pup.optional.defaulttab that need to be removed are listed as follows:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect” = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “ConsentPromptBehaviorUser” = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\[random].exe

Note: Manual removal is your best choice to make your computer safe. Before performing the process, we suggest you back up Windows registry at first for unpredictable damages or further usage.


Automatic Removal Instruction:

Step 1 Download SpyHunter freely by clicking on the below button.

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 Pup.optional.defaulttab and other threats are successfully detected. Then click Fix Threats button to clean your computer.

Note: If you're not familiar with the manual removal, it is suggested that you back up Windows registry first before carrying out the approach, or better get help from SpyHunter. Thus, your problems can be solved efficiently and completely.