{"id":63690,"date":"2016-11-09T22:06:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T19:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/how-to\/remove-uninstall-uc-exe-virus.htm"},"modified":"2017-03-21T15:25:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T12:25:39","slug":"remove-uninstall-uc-exe-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/how-to\/remove-uninstall-uc-exe-virus.htm","title":{"rendered":"How to COMPLETELY remove UC.EXE virus? Use this Manual Removal Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertAbove\" style=\"padding: 0px;\"><\/div><h2>What is UC.EXE?<\/h2>\n<p>UC.EXE is reported and classified as malicious program (malware).<br \/>\nUC.EXE actively resists detection and employs a number of techniques to ensure that you cannot remove UC.EXE from infected computers.<\/\/p><div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertMiddle\"><\/div><h2>How UC.EXE got on your computer?<\/h2>\n<p>Phishing is the most common way for malware to infect computers.<br \/>\nIt could be a fake email message that appears to be originated from Microsoft Customer Service, eBay, PayPal, Amazon, or even your bank or insurance company.<br \/>\nFake emails that appear to come from the police, the FBI and other government entities were also reported.<\/p>\n<p>UC.EXE could also infect your computer by exploiting a security vulnerability of your Web browser or one of its plugins.<br \/>\nIf this is the case, UC.EXE would be injected into a Web page, and could get to your PC when you visited a malicious or hacked Web site.<\/p>\n<p>UC.EXE can be distributed with legitimate software that is repackaged by the scammers.<br \/>\nIt could be downloaded from warez Web sites or download archives.<\/p>\n<h2>How do you know you have UC.EXE on my computer?<\/h2>\n<p>UC.EXE works in background. It does not appear as a window, does not have a shortcut.<br \/>\nUC.EXE hides its existence from your eyes.<\/p>\n<h2>How to remove UC.EXE?<\/h2>\n<p>It may not be easy!<br \/>\nBe careful!<br \/>\n<b>Make a full backup of your PC before starting.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>How to remove UC.EXE manually:<\/h3>\n<p>STEP 1: <b>Uninstall UC.EXE<\/b> using Windows uninstallation applet (use Add\/Remove Programs or Uninstall Program or Apps &amp; features).<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/installed-programs.png\" alt=\"check installed programs to uninstall\" \/><\/p>\n<p>STEP 2: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to <strong>UC.EXE<\/strong> in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/remove-virus-proceses.png\" alt=\"Remove UC.EXE virus from running processes \" width=\"491\" height=\"532\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove UC.EXE virus from running processes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>STEP 3: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/remove-virus-from-services.png\" alt=\"Remove UC.EXE virus from Windows services\" width=\"426\" height=\"233\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove UC.EXE virus from Windows services<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Disable the services with random names or contains <strong>UC.EXE<\/strong> in it&#8217;s name or description.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 4: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.<br \/>\n<img class=\"responsive-img\" src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/run-scheduler.png\" alt=\"Remove UC.EXE from scheduled task list.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Delete any task related to <strong>UC.EXE<\/strong>. Disable unknown tasks with random names.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 5: Clear the Windows registry from <strong>UC.EXE<\/strong> virus.<br \/>\nPress Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/remove-virus-from-registry.png\" alt=\"Remove UC.EXE virus from Windows registry\" width=\"426\" height=\"233\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove UC.EXE virus from Windows registry<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Find and delete all keys\/values contains<strong> UC.EXE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 6: Check your <b>shortcuts on your desktop and in the Start menu<\/b> for UC.EXE presence. Fix infected shortcuts.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 7: <a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/how-to\/remove-virus-google-chrome.htm\">Remove a virus from Google Chrome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 8: <a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/howto\/remove-virus-internet-explorer.htm\">Remove a virus from Internet Explorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 9: <a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/howto\/remove-virus-from-mozilla-firefox.htm\">Remove a virus from Mozilla Firefox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser&#8217;s cache.<\/p>\n<h2>How to remove UC.EXE automatically:<\/h2>\n<p>Just try to use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/unhackme\/download.htm?pk_campaign=blog&amp;pk_kwd=try\">UnHackMe<\/a><\/span> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatis.com\/?pk_campaign=blog&amp;pk_kwd=trylink\">Greatis Software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/unhackme\/download.htm?pk_campaign=blog&amp;pk_kwd=complete\">UnHackMe<\/a> will complete all steps for only 5 minutes!<\/p>\n<h3>Here\u2019s how to remove UC.EXE virus:<\/h3>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#step1\">STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#step2\">STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#step3\">STEP 3: Remove UC.EXE virus (3 minutes)<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn&#8217;t it?<br \/>\nThat is why I strongly advise you to use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/unhackme\/download.htm?pk_campaign=blog&amp;pk_kwd=end\">UnHackMe<\/a><\/span> for remove UC.EXE redirect or other unwanted software.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertBelow\" style=\"padding: 0px;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is UC.EXE? 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