{"id":76110,"date":"2018-01-07T12:27:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T09:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/how-to\/remove-scriptgate-extension.htm"},"modified":"2018-01-07T12:27:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T09:27:43","slug":"remove-scriptgate-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/howto\/remove-scriptgate-extension.htm","title":{"rendered":"(SOLVED!) How to REMOVE &quot;SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION&quot; virus FOREVER? &quot;SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION&quot; Removal Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertAbove\" style=\"padding: 0px;\"><\/div><p><!-- !$*\nName=SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION\nAlias=PUP.SCRIPTGATE\nType=2\nTemplate=Win32-PUP-gen\\1.tml\nTags=PUP.SCRIPTGATE, SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION\nURL=remove-scriptgate-extension\n*$! --><\/p>\n<h2>What is SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"intro\">\n<b>SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION is classified as Win32:PUP-gen<\/b> (potentially unwanted program).<\/p>\n<p>SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION detected as <b>PUP.SCRIPTGATE<\/b>.<br \/>\nWhat is PUP? PUP is crapware.<br \/>\nSCRIPTGATE EXTENSION have several types of unwanted behaviour:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> Displaying popup ads.\n<li> Hijacking your browser.\n<li> Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.\n<li> Inserting ads to the web pages.\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"space\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.<br \/>\nSCRIPTGATE EXTENSION is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION in the Control Panel.<br \/>\nSometimes SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION uninstaller does not work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"space\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"techinfo\">\n<\/di\/p><div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertMiddle\"><\/div><h2>How SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION got on your computer?<\/h2>\n<p>Usually you got SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION manufacturer pays software developers for distributing SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION within their applications, SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION is often included as part of the installer.<br \/>\nUsually, you have not only one SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION  problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.<br \/>\n<a name=\"remove\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>You have 2 ways to remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION:<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-66789 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/2ways.png\" alt=\"You have 2 ways\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"sidebar\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"#autoremoval\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66791\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/automatically.png\" alt=\"Remove it automatically\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/>1. Remove Automatically.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#manualremoval\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66790\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/img\/manually.png\" alt=\"Remove it manually\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/>2. Remove Manually.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You know only one virus name: &quot;SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION&quot;, but usually <strong>you have infected by a bunch of viruses<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe UnHackMe program <strong>detects this threat and all others<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>UnHackMe is <strong>quite fast<\/strong>! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.<\/li>\n<li>UnHackMe uses the special features to<strong> remove hard in removal viruses<\/strong>. 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.<\/li>\n<li>UnHackMe is <strong>small and compatible<\/strong> with any antivirus.<\/li>\n<li>UnHackMe is <strong>fully free<\/strong> for 30-days!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a name=\"autoremoval\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Here&rsquo;s how to remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION virus automatically:<\/h3>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"#step1\">STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"#step2\">STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"#step3\">STEP 3: Remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION virus (3 minutes)<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nSo it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn&apos;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 SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION redirect or other unwanted software.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"manualremoval\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION manually:<\/h3>\n<p>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&apos;s properties.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; background: url(&apos;https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/greatis\/shortcut.png&apos;); width: 360px; height: 200px;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; bottom: 22px; left: 160px; width: 200px; color: #f63b14; font-size: 10px;\">http:\/\/SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can see <strong>SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION<\/strong> at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, check this command line for fake browser&apos;s trick.<br \/>\nFor example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:<br \/>\n<strong> C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe<\/strong>.<br \/>\nFake browser may be: &#8230;\\Appdata\\Roaming\\HPReyos\\ReyosStarter3.exe.<br \/>\nAlso the file name may be: &#8220;chromium.exe&#8221; instead of chrome.exe.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/installed-programs.png\" alt=\"check installed programs to uninstall\" \/><\/p>\n<p>STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to <strong>SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION<\/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 SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION virus from running processes \" width=\"491\" height=\"532\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION virus from running processes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>STEP 4: 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 SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION virus from Windows services\" width=\"426\" height=\"233\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION virus from Windows services<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Disable the services with random names or contains <strong>SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION<\/strong> in it&apos;s name or description.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 5: 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 SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION from scheduled task list.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Delete any task related to <strong>SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION<\/strong>. Disable unknown tasks with random names.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from <strong>SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION<\/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 SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION virus from Windows registry\" width=\"426\" height=\"233\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION virus from Windows registry<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Find and delete all keys\/values contains<strong> SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>STEP 7: <a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/how-to\/remove-virus-google-chrome.htm\">Remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Google Chrome<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-chrome-extensions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63175\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-chrome-extensions.png\" alt=\"Remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION Virus from Chrome Extensions\" width=\"790\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-chrome-extensions.png 790w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-chrome-extensions-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>STEP 8: <a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/howto\/remove-virus-internet-explorer.htm\">Remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Internet Explorer<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63185\" style=\"width: 452px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63185\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63185\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage.png\" alt=\"Set Internet Explorer Homepage\" width=\"442\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage.png 442w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Set Internet Explorer Homepage<\/p><\/div>\n<p>STEP 9: <a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/howto\/remove-virus-from-mozilla-firefox.htm\">Remove SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mozilla Firefox<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63022\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-firefox-home-page.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63022\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63022\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-firefox-home-page.png\" alt=\"Change Firefox Home Page\" width=\"533\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-firefox-home-page.png 533w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-firefox-home-page-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Change Firefox Home Page<\/p><\/div>\n<p>STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser&apos;s cache.<\/p>\n<p>But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains &#8211; it will come back again immediately or after reboot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertBelow\" style=\"padding: 0px;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is SCRIPTGATE EXTENSION? 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