How to Get Rid of PUM.Optional.ProxyHijacker?

What is PUM.Optional.ProxyHijacker? MalwareBytes detectes it but fails to remove it. I want to remove this threat from my computer. What should I do?

What is PUM.Optional.ProxyHijacker?

PUM.Optional.ProxyHijacker is a troublesome infection that will modify your important settings like browsing settings and proxy settings and trigger a series of computer problems. You’d better remove it as soon as possible to avoid further damages.

PUM.Optional.ProxyHijacker is usually distributed via infected software or spammed emails. If you install software that might have malicious bundles and download attachments from spammed emails, you may possibly infect with this PUM (Potentially Unwanted Modification) infection. Therefore, you should pay attention to the emails from suspected addresses anything you want to install to your computer.

Once installed, PUM.Optional.ProxyHijacker will modify your browser settings. It changes your browser home page and search engine. It can also cause browser redirect when your browse the web. It can also modify your proxy settings. It may alter your IP, LAN settings, and servers. And then it might connect to malicious server to download more threats to your computer. PUM.Optional.ProxyHijacker usually comes without other PUPs like UTop. Those PUPs often involve adware features. So you will find a lot of pop-up ads, banners or underlined keywords on the page you are visiting. It is dangerous to have this infection in your computer. you should remove it in time in case it damage your system and steal your confidential information like passwords.

How to Remove PUM.Optional.ProxyHijacker?

Here are some methods that may help you with this PUP infection and associated Malware. Please keep reading.

Method 1: Remove BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab Step by Step
Method 2: Get Rid of  BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab with SpyHunter
Optional : Optimize Your PC with RegCure Pro

Method 1: Remove BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab Step by Step

Step 1: Reboot your PC into Safe Mode with Networking

Restart your computer and keep pressing F8. Select Safe Mode with Networking by using the up and down arrow key in your keyboard.



Step 2: Delete suspicious or malicious process related to BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab.



Step 3: Remove suspected programs from Control Panel.

Press Win & R on your keyboard to open Run. Type in "control" to open control panel and then select Uninstall a program/Program and Features. Search PUP/Malware from the list and remove it.

 

(Optional Step) Reset Internet Explorer by the following guide (take IE as an example):

Open Internet Explorer >> Click on Tools >> Click on Internet Options >> In the Internet Options window click on the Connections tab >> Then click on the LAN settings button>> Uncheck the check box labeled “Use a proxy server for your LAN” under the Proxy Server section and press OK.

Step 4. Remove unwanted add-ons from web browsers.

Internet Explorer

Go to Tools >> Manage add-ons >> Toolbars and Extensions >> Remove unwanted suspected items
Move to Search Providers >> select unwanted suspected items and remove it.

Google Chrome

Go to Customize and control Google Chrome (top right menu) >> Tools/Settings >> Extension >> Remove suspicious extensions

 

Reset your settings on On startup >> Set pages, Appearance >> Change, and Search >> Manage search engines...

 

 Mozilla Firefox

Open menu >> Add-on >> remove unwanted suspected items

 

From Menu >> Option >> General. You can rewrite your home page URL or Restore to Default

Step 5. Restore home page and clear all the cookies of your affected web browsers.

Since the tricky virus has the ability to use cookies for tracing and tracking the internet activity of users, it is suggested users to delete all the cookies before a complete removal.

Google Chrome:

• Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options"
• Click the "Under the Bonnet" tab, locate the "Privacy" section and Click the "Clear browsing data" button.
• Select "Delete cookies and other site data" and clean up all cookies from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

• Click on Tools, then Options, select Privacy
• Click "Remove individual cookies"
• In the Cookies panel, click on "Show Cookies"
• To remove a single cookie click on the entry in the list and click on the "Remove Cookie button"
• To remove all cookies click on the "Remove All Cookies button"

Internet Explorer:

• Open Internet explorer window
• Click the "Tools" button
• Point to "safety" and then click "delete browsing history"
• Tick the "cookies" box and then click “delete”
  

Step 6: Show hidden folder.

Go to control panel >> Appearance and Personalization >> Folder Options



Tick "show hidden files, folders and drives" like the picture below.




Delete from local disk.

%AppData%\<random>.exe
%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe

Step 7: Delete infected or additional registry entries.

Press Win & R  to open Run, type in "regedit" and hit enter. Click Edit >> Find... to search unwanted keys

Method 2: Get Rid of  BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is powerful anti-spyware/malware application. It is created to help inexperience computer users to get rid of nasty and stubborn malware including adware, browser hijacker, trojan, worm and may other viruses. There are many features in SpyHunter. You will never regret to remove malware and protect your PC with this application.

You can click the icon below to get SpyHunter.

 

 

 

This real-time malware protection and removal tool offers free malware scanner. You can buy the removal service to get rid of all the PC threats detected by it. It has powerful features that other free antivirus cannot offer. 

 

Method 3: Fix Malware and Files & Optimize Your PC with RegCure Pro

RegCure Pro's malware scanner finds active malware and kicks it off your machine. If you also find some registry errors, such as dll file errors in your computer, Regcure Pro will be a good choice to quickly and powerfully clean your windows registry and protect your system files.

(Reference) Watch Video to Fix BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab Problem 

Final Tip：

BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab Virus can cause a lot of troubles. Usually, the manual tips above may help your get rid of it. But if you fail, you can download powerful remover to get rid of it.