(SOLVED!) Remove "PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE" virus (PUP.OPTIONAL) FOREVER! Simple "PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE" 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 PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE?

PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).

PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE detected as PUP.OPTIONAL.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE have several types of unwanted behaviour:

Displaying popup ads.
Hijacking your browser.
Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
Inserting ads to the web pages.

PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE in the Control Panel.
Sometimes PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE uninstaller does not work.

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How PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE got on your computer?

Usually you got PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE manufacturer pays software developers for distributing PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE within their applications, PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.

You have 2 ways to remove PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE:

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: "PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE virus automatically:

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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 PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE 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://PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE

You can see PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE 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)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.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 PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE virus from running processes

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

Remove PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE 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 PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE from scheduled task list.

Delete any task related to PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

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

Remove PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE.

STEP 7: Remove PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE from Google Chrome.

STEP 8: Remove PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove PUP.OPTIONAL.DRIVETHELIFE 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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