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Can’t Remove Y2Go? This page includes detailed Y2Go Removal instructions!
Y2Go is not a program you would wish to keep on your computer. It is classified a potentially unwanted program(PUP). Y2Go is responsible for the sea of ads you are drowning in. Yes, that is right. All those coupons, discounts and great deals did not appear by themselves. They were forced on you. Yes, all those annoying blinking ad banners are there because of the malicious app. This is frustrating. Your own browser is turned against you. Every time you click on a link, additional tabs are opened in your browser. Pop-up windows appear in the most unexpected places. This is reason enough to take action. Don’t put up with this madness. Follow our guide. Clean your PC for good. If you choose to neglect this problem, however, hell will rise. The Y2Go PUP is a hole in your defense wall. Viruses can get through it. Do not underestimate this parasite. It seems harmless at first. If you have nerves of steel you can overlook it for a time. But not forever. Your computer will slow down to a crawl. Y2Go uses a massive amount of your computer’s resources. The more ads you see, the slower your device will become. It may start to freeze and crash frequently. You may lose some data. If you act promptly, you can remove this threat easily. Don’t waste time! Act now!
How did I get infected with Y2Go?
The Y2Go PUP didn’t appear as if by magic. To invade your system, it needs your permission. However, it doesn’t need to ask you openly. Y2Go operates on your machine, so it has your approval. If you don’t remember giving it, don’t be too harsh on yourself. You didn’t give it on purpose. You were deceived. The malicious program used trickery. It may have arrived in a bundle. Developers add extra programs to the installation files of many free applications. The only way to prevent their installation is to use the advanced installation wizard. Yet, developers tend to describe this process as a suitable option for IT gurus only. Thus, push the average users into using the standard installation method. Don’t fall for this trick. The standard method is completely automatic. Once you execute it, you lose control over it. The wizard will install all extra programs that came along. Luckily, you can prevent this. Use the custom/advanced installation. This process is a simple step-by-step installation wizard. There is nothing complicated in it. However, it will give you the chance to deselect all additional apps. Do it! You don’t need those extras. Think about it. If you truly needed them, you would have downloaded them by yourself.
Why is Y2Go dangerous?
Y2Go is a strange name for a computer application, isn’t it? Well, it was chosen to deceive you. If stumble upon its process in the Task Manager, you may consider it an important one. Yet, it is not essential for your system. In fact, it is hazardous for you. The Y2Go app jeopardizes your privacy. To display the right kind of advertisements, it needs some information about you. And how do you think it gains such information? By spying, of course. The Y2Go utility is monitoring your web-related data. However, some personally identifiable information may be part of the supervised data. The thing is, the collected data won’t be used for marketing purposes only. The Y2Go app will sell every bit of information to third parties. This is an easy way to make a mint. The furtive app will not miss it. Don’t even question it. It will use every chance to generate revenue for its owners. Your security is no concern of theirs. Therefore, do yourself a favor and delete this program immediately. The sooner, the better!
How Can I Remove Y2Go?
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Y2Go 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.
- Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
- Locate the process of Y2Go.exe and kill it
- Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box
Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)
[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: Y2Go
Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command
Type “Appwiz.cpl”
Locate the Y2Go program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. Review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.
Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete Y2Go folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!