How to remove Pepflashplayer.dll

Step by step process to delete Pepflashplayer.dll

Pepflashplayer.dll is dangerous computer malware that belongs to Trojan horse family. This dubious threat can easily attack any Windows based computer and causes lots of harmful damage. Victims may commonly get infected with this malware by interacting with phishing emails and fake pop-up notification. Further, it can cause the risk associated with privacy. It is a piece of malicious software that operates silently. Thus, removal of this threat is highly recommended.

However, there are many signs that can help users to detect the presence of Pepflashplayer.dll, the operating system shows issues, random shut down and startups on windows, slowdown computer performance, unknown processes run on Task manager or exe files are created running on the background. The pieces of malware are preferred by many hackers since they can be configured to execute different harmful activities, unrelated to one another.

Thus, it can be used as multi functional instruments for a variety of crimes including theft, bank fraud and more. They may also secretly spy on you through by hacking into your webcam and secretly capture video and audio of your surrounding and conversations. Further, it can steal your personal and confidential information and shared with third parties who misuse them to make illegal profit. So, it is important to delete this malware immediately from the PC.

How did Pepflashplayer.dll intrude?

Trojans are distributed via spam campaigns, unofficial file or software download channels, fake software updating tools and many more. Scam campaigns are used to send spam emails containing malicious attachments (files). These might be PDF documents, exe files, archive files and JavaScript files. When users allow these files to run macros commands, the malware intrusion happens in their system. Fake software updating tools cause damage by directly download malware or by exploiting the bugs and flaws of outdated software. Untrustworthy software downloading channels are mainly used to disguise harmful software or files as legitimate. So, it is advised to immediately remove Pepflashplayer.dll virus from the machine before situation could get any worse.

Remove Pepflashplayer.dll

Complete removal instructions of malware have been discussed below under this article completely. Go through it so that you will not find any trouble while performing virus removal process. You can also use some reputable antivirus removal tool that can remove Pepflashplayer.dll and all installed malware easily and effectively from the Windows operating system.

Threat summary

Name: Pepflashplayer.dll

Type: Trojan, password stealing virus, spyware, banking malware

Description: Able to corrupt all files of your computer hard drives and drop error message on your desktop.

Symptoms: Trojans are very problematic threats because, unlike other malware, they lack visible symptoms that can give them away.

Distribution Method: Hackers usually distribute Trojans with the help of seemingly harmless web materials such as files, email attachments, web links, malicious web ads, torrents and more.

Damage: Stolen passwords and banking information, identity theft, the victim’s computer added to a Botnet.

Removal: Both manual as well as automatic removal guidelines have been described below under this article.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Pepflashplayer.dll:

Remove the related items of Pepflashplayer.dll using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Pepflashplayer.dll issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Pepflashplayer.dll) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Pepflashplayer.dll removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Pepflashplayer.dll still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Pepflashplayer.dll plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Pepflashplayer.dll removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Pepflashplayer.dll (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.