(Solved!) How to remove BOOSTPC.EXE virus FOREVER? Here is your "BOOSTPC.EXE" Removal Guide

I will tell you in this post how to fix the issue manually and how to clean it automatically using a special powerful removal tool. You can download the removal program for free here:

What is BOOSTPC.EXE?

BOOSTPC.EXE is a pretty popular virus.

BOOSTPC.EXE detected as Win.BOOSTPC.

You can get it on your computer while downloading it bundled with some free software.
Sadly, most free downloads do not disclose that other programs will be installed, so you are more likely to get BOOSTPC.EXE on your PC without your own knowledge.

After being downloaded, BOOSTPC.EXE hijacks your browser and changes search settings.
BOOSTPC.EXE also causes an appearance of popup ads and browser redirecting.

BOOSTPC.EXE is very annoying and hard to get rid of.

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Technical Information:

Full path on a computer= %PROGRAM FILES%\BOOSTPC\BOOSTPC.EXE

You have 2 ways to remove BOOSTPC.EXE:

You have 2 ways

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

You know only one virus name: "BOOSTPC.EXE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
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Here’s how to remove BOOSTPC.EXE virus automatically:

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STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove BOOSTPC.EXE virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove BOOSTPC.EXE redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove BOOSTPC.EXE manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://BOOSTPC.EXE

You can see BOOSTPC.EXE at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:Program Files (x86)GoogleChromeApplicationchrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …AppdataRoamingHPReyosReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to BOOSTPC.EXE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove BOOSTPC.EXE virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove BOOSTPC.EXE virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains BOOSTPC.EXE in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Remove BOOSTPC.EXE from scheduled task list.

Delete any task related to BOOSTPC.EXE. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from BOOSTPC.EXE virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove BOOSTPC.EXE virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains BOOSTPC.EXE.

STEP 7: Remove BOOSTPC.EXE from Google Chrome.

STEP 8: Remove BOOSTPC.EXE from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove BOOSTPC.EXE from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.

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