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The Updaterec.com domain is unreliable. It brings along nothing but trouble and unpleasantries. Hence, it’s safe to say your computer is currently infected. The Updaterec.com pop-ups don’t just appear out of the blue. No, they get caused by a parasite. We’re talking about a sneaky adware-type virus or a PUP (potentially unwanted program). Despite being the least problematic types of infections, those two are still PC viruses. And they are more than capable of causing you damage. Tackle the intruder instead of overlooking the threat it poses. Even the most harmless-looking program may get out of control eventually. To prevent this, you have to take measures now. Adware and PUPs take over your browsers. You may have noticed already that a new plugin has been installed. This is just the beginning of a long, long list of malicious traits and tricks. The thing is, the virus injects your browsers with ads. By doing so, it makes surfing the Web pretty much impossible. At the least, you will have to deal with pesky commercials on a daily basis. Every single website you visit is now covered with advertisements. The pop-ups themselves are incredibly annoying and obnoxious. They are also quite stubborn. In order to get rid of the ads, you have to delete the adware. That’s how it works. Since the moment your machine gets invaded till the moment you delete this pest, it manipulates you. You should know that the Updaterec.com pop-ups are sponsored. Yes, these commercials lead you to questionable pages. They do promise you deals and offers, though. That is because adware can’t cause you harm directly. It relies on stealth and lies instead. Keep in mind that there are some corrupted ads on your PC screen now. There are also some perfectly safe ones. However, there’s no telling which is which unless you click the ad. Does that seem like a risk you’re willing to take? It isn’t. If you click the wrong commercial, you may automatically download malware. Thanks to the adware, you are now one click away from more infections all the time. You see, hackers boost the web traffic to some specific pages. Crooks actually use the pay-per-click mechanism to gain profit. You’re the one that is forced to deal with irritating commercials. You also get redirected to Updaterec.com and other bizarre websites. To top it all, the adware spies on your personal information. It collects private data and sends your details to hackers. It goes without saying hackers should never get access to such data.

How did I get infected with?

Not many people agree to download parasites. The virus that is now harassing you is no exception. This program follows the classic infiltration methods. Number one technique involves freeware and shareware bundles. Watch out for unwanted bonuses when installing bundled programs. Hackers could attach various sorts of parasites to the software you originally wanted. Therefore, you might compromise your own device by rushing the process. It is strongly recommended that you opt for the Custom or Advanced option in the Setup Wizard. Take your time instead of installing malware. You will inevitably have to waste much more time afterwards to uninstall the virus. Save yourself the trouble. Watch out for potential bonuses in the bundles. Also, skipping the Terms and Conditions is quite a common mistake. Unless you’re in charge of the installation, it could be hackers. Remember, whether your device will remain virus-free or you’ll compromise it, depends on you. There’s no such thing as being too cautious online. You should also stay away from random third-party ads, unverified torrents and illegitimate websites. Same thing goes for spam messages and email-attachments. Those often serve as infiltration tactics for parasites.

Why is this dangerous?

Your preferred browsers are no longer trustworthy. Apart from redirecting you, they also freeze and crash on occasions. The virus displays a never-ending pile of corrupted, unsafe pop-up ads. Long story short, this nuisance effectively destroys your everyday browsing activities. It causes a poor PC performance as well. Your Internet connection might be slowed down as well. As if that wasn’t enough, adware could result in serious privacy issues. For instance, financial scams and identity theft. Hackers have many monetizing platforms to choose from. They will sell your data to third parties thus putting you in great danger. The parasite might even generate fake program updates and other bogus pop-up ads. To delete this thing manually, please follow our detailed removal guide. You will find it down below.

How to Remove Updaterec.com virus

The Updaterec.com 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 Updaterec.com 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.

WARNING! Stopping the wrong file or deleting the wrong registry key may damage your system irreversibly.
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STEP 1: Track down Updaterec.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Updaterec.com startup location

STEP 3: Delete Updaterec.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Updaterec.com 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 Updaterec.com 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 Updaterec.com 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 Updaterec.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Updaterec.com 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 Updaterec.com

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 Updaterec.com, 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 Updaterec.com 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 Updaterec.com 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.