Remove Secure Driver Updater PUP

Easy process to delete Secure Driver Updater

Secure Driver Updater is potentially unwanted program that supposedly claims to provide fixes for various issues and enhances computer performance. However, it is categorized as PUP that is distributed into the system by using deceptive marketing method called bundling. Users end up into this type of program accidentally/unintentionally. Upon getting inside, Secure this app allows users to scan the PC to detect outdated or missing drivers and fix everything in one click.

Like all other programs of this type, it asks users to purchase the full version of this software to do the further processes. We recommend you not to trust on these programs particularly when you are suspecting about its presence inside your machine. The list of detected issues might not exist and thus in genuinely there might not need to removing any threats. Such an apps trick users into purchasing the full-version.

Furthermore, PUP often gets bundled with adware type apps or browser hijacker. These viruses sample have the tracking capability. They can track the data associated with users browsing activities and collect the details that are used by advertisers in designing customized ads promoting malicious content. Users might end up into installing a piece of malicious software or even malware by getting tricked by this. Also, the presence of Secure Driver Updater will lead into risk of privacy and identity theft.

How did PUAs intrusion occur?

Secure Driver Updater has its official download websites, however, due to the lack of knowledge and careless behaviors of many users it infiltrates into the PC without users permission. As we mentioned above that developers promote such an app by using deceptive marketing method called bundling. It is the term used to define as the installation of third party programs along with regular software download.

The developers do not reveal information about additionally attached apps and hide within custom/advanced options as well as other similar settings of download/installation processes. By hurrying through download/installation processes and skipping available installation procedures often leads into the installation of unwanted programs and putting users privacy at huge risk.

How to prevent intruding unwanted apps?

Be cautious when downloading/installing software and browsing the internet in general. Use custom or advanced options of downloading/installation processes and deselects all additionally included programs and declines all the offers. You are advised to download software only from official sources and avoid using third party downloader/installer as they are monetized by using bundling method. Moreover, intrusive adverts seem appropriate because developer invest a lot of resources to design them. However, they usually redirect users to other dubious sites or even cause downloads or installations of unwanted software. If you encounter these redirects, immediately delete all dubious applications and browser plug-ins.

Remove Secure Driver Updater

Follow the below mentioned step by step removal guide to remove Secure Driver Updater from the system. You can use professional Spyhunter – an automatic malware removal tool to automatically get rid of the infection.

Short details of Secure Driver Updater:

Type: Potentially unwanted program, potentially unwanted application

Distribution: software bundle packages, fake software update, corrupted websites, suspicious links, pirated or cracked software or when user look for particular function within the program.

Symptoms: System scans show that the computer is damaged and needs fixing, when users try to update drivers, they are redirected to the payment page.

Danger: loss of sensitive information, browser tracking (privacy issues), monetary loss and infiltrate other additional malware infections.

Removal: Use reliable anti-malware removal tool to remove Secure Driver Updater and all installed potentially unwanted apps automatically from the computer.

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 Secure Driver Updater:

Remove the related items of Secure Driver Updater 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 Secure Driver Updater 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 (Secure Driver Updater) 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 Secure Driver Updater 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 Secure Driver Updater 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 Secure Driver Updater 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 Secure Driver Updater 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 Secure Driver Updater (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.