How to Remove Cup\Go.hta Virus

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The Cup\Go.hta parasite falls under the adware category. This intruder slips into your computer and takes control of your browsing experience. The adware follows instructions to turn you into an easy target. It monitors your online activities. Your every online step is recorded and analyzed. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you. The adware knows everything. And, once it has enough information, it initiates an ad bombardment. In theory, if you enter “sneakers” into a search engine, you’ll get adverts for sports shoes. In practice, however, the Cup\Go.hta adware floods your browser with unreliable ads. Every single advertisement is a potential threat. The nasty adware has no security mechanism. It is very likely to redirect you to infected and scam pages. Do not put up with this situation. The adware has no place on your computer. It’s annoying and meddlesome. This pest is so aggressive that it’s often referred to as a “virus.” Luckily, it is not. The adware is an extremely intrusive application. Nevertheless, it is capable of causing irreversible damage. Do not underestimate the adware. Given enough time, it can wreak your system. The sooner you realize how hazardous it is, the better. Your best course of action is the immediate removal of the intruder! Act now, or you might regret it later!

How did I get infected with?

The Cup\Go.hta adware is not a virus. It cannot enter your computer by itself. This intruder is a simple application. And, just like any other app, it needs you, the user’s, consent. Without your permission, it cannot proceed with its installation. As you can imagine, there is a catch. The adware doesn’t need to ask you openly. It uses trickery to steal your permission. It lurks behind corrupted bundles and fake updates. The parasite might have arrived hidden in a torrent too. The good old spam emails are also a possible cause of the infection. There are numerous malware distribution techniques. Your caution, however, can prevent them from succeeding. Always do your due diligence. Even a little extra vigilance goes a long way. Download your software from reputable sources. When installing a program, pay attention to the fine print. If available, select the Advanced/Custom setup option. And don’t even think about skipping the terms and conditions. If you cannot spare enough time or energy to read the whole document, use an online EULA analyzer to scan it. If you detect anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately.

Why is this dangerous?

The Cup\Go.hta adware should not remain on your OS. This intruder interferes with your every online action. It doesn’t matter whether you type a search inquire or watch an online video, the parasite is always there to annoy you. It injects ads on every website you open, redirects your web browser and open pop-up. This parasite knows no boundaries. The more time you grant it on board, the more aggressive it becomes. The Cup\Go.hta adware tends to get out of control. Long story sorts, at one point, your browser will start to freeze and crash frequently. You won’t be able to get any work done. But, don’t worry about that. If you have to worry, worry about the things that happen behind your back. The adware spies on you. It’s just a matter of time before it discovers something sensitive. Even if it doesn’t, the information it has now is enough for the parasite to cause serious trouble. The worst thing about the adware is that it shares the collected information. Anyone willing to pay can use the adware and its resources. Numerous crooks do. They prepare customized adverts and force them on you. They show you what you want to see. Yet, when you click, bad things happen. You risk ending up on scam and phishing websites. The adware runs numerous online schemes. This parasite is too hazardous. Do not tolerate it. Remove the Cup\Go.hta adware for good! The sooner it’s gone, the better!

How to Remove Cup\Go.hta virus

The Cup\Go.hta infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Cup\Go.hta infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Track down Cup\Go.hta in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Cup\Go.hta startup location

STEP 3: Delete Cup\Go.hta traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Cup\Go.hta in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate Cup\Go.hta startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean Cup\Go.hta virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean Cup\Go.hta traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Cup\Go.hta by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by Cup\Go.hta

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for Cup\Go.hta, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove Cup\Go.hta argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove Cup\Go.hta Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.