How to remove PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml

Simple steps to delete PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml regularly

PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml is highly dangerous computer infection that is classified as an adware program. It is programming to turn your favorite app into an ad-displaying platform. It is developed by team of cyber crooks with the main intention to makes illegal profit. It is able to bombarding lots of annoying advertisements into various forms on every website which you most visits (banners, deals, coupons, discounts, surveys etc).

Once clicked, it redirects you to sponsored or suspicious web-pages as well as open new tab and turn random text into malicious hyperlinks. PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml shows up on the browser and also triggers Google chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, Edge and many others. It also modifies certain settings on the computer like desktop setting, homepage setting, system setting and other important setting.

Moreover, it also opens backdoor to invite other harmful infections like spyware, malware, adware, browser hijacker and other harmful threats that cause more harm to your machine. Further, it has the ability to corrupt the system files and windows registries as well as create duplicate files using the same name. It also blocks firewall, task manager and real antivirus program to make your device highly risky.

Despite this, it is able to monitor online key habits to collect personal and confidential information like email id, password, credit card and bank account details etc which later forwarded them to the cyber offender for misuse. Hence, presence of unwanted software on PC leads to user’s privacy issues, financial losses and others. Thus, it is highly advised to remove PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml immediately from the system.

How did PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml intrude on my PC?

Developers promote PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml and other potentially unwanted apps through the bundling method and intrusive advertising. Bundling is deceptive marketing method that forces user into downloading and installing freeware programs from third party webpage. Information about such free software is not revealed properly as it can be found in settings like custom, advanced or other sections of download/installation processes. The infection occurs when users rush through downloading and installation process and skip crucial installation steps. PUAs also spread through intrusive advertisements. If clicked, they can execute malicious scripts that are designed to download and install unwanted applications without having user’s authorization.

How to prevent intruding unwanted apps?

You need to be careful while surfing internet and downloading/installing software. Use official pages and direct download links for any apps download. Analyze each step of installation processes using custom or advanced option and opt out all additionally attached apps and dismiss all offers with the download/install such. Avoid using third party installers that are the major sources for using bundling method.

Additionally, it is recommended not to click on ads that appear on questionable websites as they redirect to variety of dubious sites or even cause unwanted downloads and installations of software. In case, if you believe that your computer is already infected with PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml then we recommends you to use some reliable anti-malware tool that can eliminate infiltrated adware automatically.

Threat summary

Name: PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml

Type: PUP, Malicious domain, Redirect, Adware

Symptoms: A huge amount of advertising not originates from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased internet browsing speed.

Intrusion methods: bundles of free software programs, spam emails, harmful websites, peer to peer sharing networks, cracked software and many more.

Damage: slow down computer performance as well as internet speed, browser tracking (possibly privacy issues), loss of personal information and infiltrate other additional malware infections.

Removal: Use Spyhunter to remove PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml malware automatically from the system.

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 PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml:

Remove the related items of PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml 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 PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml 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 (PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml) 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 PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml 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 PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml 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 PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml 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 PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml 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 PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml (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.