2014-01-05

Remove Flashplayerupdating.com Permanently from Your Computer

My computer is infected with Flashplayerupdating.com. It always pops up on my screen. It really drives me crazy. How can I stop it permanently? No worry, here the step-by-step guideS can help you safely and quickly remove Flashplayerupdating.com. 

Know about Flashplayerupdating.com


Flashplayerupdating.com is a malicious browser extension to display fake flash player update message, which always pops up on all the websites you are visiting. This infection may come into your computer when you click to malicious links, open unfamiliar email attachment, download free software or program from the internet. Flashplayerupdating.com can attach on all the browsers including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and other frequent-used browsers. 

Once Flashplayerupdating.com is installed on your computer, it will run itself at the background as long as you start your computer. It will change your browser setting and default homepage. Every time you open your browser, it will pop up on your screen to display this fake message. It will pop up as well when you open a new tab, which seriously disturbs computer user’s online activity.

If you follow its steps to update the flash player, you may get unwanted malware download. And although you update the program as it states, it will still pop up on your screen same as before. Updating the program is not the solution. You should remove it by detecting and removing its related processes, files and registry entries.  And besides, removal with SpyHunter is safer and more effective.

Step-by-step guides to uninstall Flashplayerupdating.com manually

A: Show all hidden files

1. Close all programs so that you are at your desktop.
2. Click on the Start button. This is the small round button with the Windows flag in the lower left corner.
3. Click on the Control Panel menu option.
4. When the control panel opens click on the Appearance and Personalization link.
5. Under the Folder Options category, click on Show Hidden Files or Folders.
6. Under the Hidden files and folders section select the radio button labeled Show hidden files, folders, or drives.
7. Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide extensions for known file types.
8. Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
9. Press the Apply button and then the OK button.



B: Go to Control Panel and delete Flashplayerupdating.com from Add & Remove program

1. Click on the Start button. This is the small round button with the Windows flag in the lower left corner.
2. Click on the Control Panel menu option.
3. Click on Program
4. Click Uninstall a Program
5. Find Flashplayerupdating.com list and select Remove
6. Press the Apply button and then the OK button.




C: To stop all Flashplayerupdating.com, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to open the Windows Task Manager. Click on the “Processes” tab, search Flashplayerupdating.com then right-click it and select “End Process” key.


D: Click “Start” button and selecting “Run.” Type “regedit” into the box and click “OK” to delete all Flashplayerupdating.com registries


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Page_URL" = "http://www..com/?type=hp&ts=&from=tugs&uid="
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing "NewTabPageShow" = "1"


E: Remove all Flashplayerupdating.com associated files

%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

Step-by-step guides to uninstall Flashplayerupdating.com automatically with SpyHunter, a helpful anti-malware app

A: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.



B: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.



C: Click Finish then you can use it to scan your computer to find out potential threats by pressing Scan computer now!


D: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.

Useful video guide on how to clean up Flashplayerupdating.com




Attention: Suggested by the past experience, Flashplayerupdating.com can sneak into your computer and destroy your inner system day after day if you keep it in it. So you once you notice its existence, don't hesitate to delete it. You can  download SpyHunter to help you.



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