Delete/ Remove PUP.Optional.ShowPassword.A Virus Thoroughly

PUP.Optional.ShowPassword.A has been identified as a high level dangerous Trojan horse virus, which can proliferate through malicious websites, spam email attachments, unsafe downloads and other means used by web attackers. So PC users must be careful with those mentioned above. If unluckily your PC is infected with this aggravating virus, you will taste the pain that this virus inflicts forcefully on you. First of all, PUP.Optional.ShowPassword.A virus will inject its malicious codes to your registry entries, with which this tricky virus can launch itself at will whenever you boot up your computer. 

Secondly, PUP.Optional.ShowPassword.A virus will take steps to make loopholes in your system, which may increase more threats to your system, because lots of other dangerous viruses can make use of those loopholes to intrude into your system stealthily. As a result, surrounded by so many viruses, your system will perform poorly and even end up with a breakdown. To make things worse, PUP.Optional.ShowPassword.A virus may break down your important programs so that it can make your system weaker and weaker. Then hackers can easily sneak into your computer to steal your personal information. Thus, before this virus causes more damage to you, you are supposed to remove PUP.Optional.ShowPassword.A immediately.

How to remove PUP.Optional.ShowPassword.A

Step 1: End the Process of PUP.Optional.ShowPassword.A.

Hit Ctrl+Shift+Esc to enter Task Manager and then find PUP.Optional.ShowPassword.A and stop it.

Step 2: Show all hidden files.

Click : Start->Control Panel->Appearance and Personalization->Folder Option->View.

under the View tab, check Show hidden files, folders and drivers. And uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

Step 3: Go to registry editor and delete related registry values:

press Win(the key between Ctrl+Alt) + R and then type regedit to enter registry.

Then find the following regsitry values and remove them :

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Step 4: Clean those system files:

%appdata%

%temp%

Step 5:Restart your computer.

Attetnion: you should be careful when you carry out manual removal process as one step wrong in deleting registry values will cause a big failure to the system. If you are not sure about what to do, contact our 24/7 online experts and we will take care of your PC.

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