How to eliminate UPDTASK.EXE virus? Follow Manual Removal Instructions

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:

Be careful! Full path on computer: %LOCAL APPDATA%\WINCBEE\UPDTASK.EXE

UPDTASK.EXE is a pretty popular virus.
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 UPDTASK.EXE on your PC without your own knowledge.

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

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UPDTASK.EXE is very annoying and hard to get rid of.
Make a full backup of your PC before starting.
Follow the next steps to make your system clean again:

How to remove UPDTASK.EXE manually:

STEP 1: Uninstall UPDTASK.EXE using Windows uninstallation applet (use Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall Program or Apps & features).
check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 2: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to UPDTASK.EXE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove UPDTASK.EXE virus from running processes

STEP 3: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove UPDTASK.EXE virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains UPDTASK.EXE in it’s name or description.

STEP 4: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Remove UPDTASK.EXE from scheduled task list.

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

STEP 5: Clear the Windows registry from UPDTASK.EXE virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove UPDTASK.EXE virus from Windows registry

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

STEP 6: Check your shortcuts on your desktop and in the Start menu for UPDTASK.EXE presence. Fix infected shortcuts.

STEP 7: Remove a virus from Google Chrome.

STEP 8: Remove a virus from Internet Explorer.

STEP 9: Remove a virus from Mozilla Firefox.

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

How to remove UPDTASK.EXE automatically:

Just try to use UnHackMe from Greatis Software.

UnHackMe will complete all steps for only 5 minutes!

Follow instructions step by step:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)
STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)
STEP 3: Remove UPDTASK.EXE virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
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