Remove Slimware/Driverupdate: Efficient Tricks

Quick & Efficient Measures To Remove Slimware/Driverupdate

As per what the researchers have discovered about Slimware/Driverupdate, the term is presented by its developers as a help application that claims to help users updating their system drivers, and thus helps improving overall system performance. So, looking through this app initially, it’s expected for users to consider this app a legitimate option, but what the experts have to say, Slimware/Driverupdate is just a PUP or potentially unwanted program which usually gets installed on computer without seeking any permission, following which it tries to steal user’s values and affects other system related aspects as well.

Once the aforementioned app gets installed on computer somehow, it initiates a fake system scan following which it displays a fake list of outdated drivers. Later, the users are encouraged to update such drivers instantly for which they are urged to buy full version of the application. If you are one among such victims and facing fake results shown by Slimware/Driverupdate, then you must not believe such results to be true. If you do, you may end up paying to criminals for this useless application that will help you for no reason, and your paid money will gone in vain. Therefore, if you are able to see Slimware/Driverupdate on your machine, then you must terminate the app sooner.

Technical Specifications

Name: Slimware/Driverupdate

Type: Adware, PUP

Description: Slimware/Driverupdate is a creepy computer infection that mostly assails on computer without any prior notice and makes the PC access terrible in no time.

Distribution: Bundled software packages, malicious file downloads, freeware or shareware installer packages, and many more.

Removal: For more detailed information about detection and removal of Slimware/Driverupdate from infected computers, we suggest you to follow here included guidelines

How Slimware/Driverupdate intrudes and how the adware should be treated?

In order to proliferate on targeted computers, the Slimware/Driverupdate is mostly promoted over web through intrusive advertisements or through some third party freeware or shareware applications too. The adware is often distributed by malware devs using software bundling method, following which they use to circulate the malicious codes through contaminated online web sources. Therefore, a user must be cautious while dealing with such hectic options specially while connected to web, and in case if they are going to install some apps, they must choose Advanced/Custom installation mode to de-select and block any unwanted applications which seems suspicious.

In order to detect and terminate Slimware/Driverupdate along with all its impacts completely, the victims are suggested to remove this adware along with all its associated files, processes and leftovers completely. Although, doing such removal process is not an easy task unless some effective guidelines or measures are followed, still the victims can try to terminate the adware completely if they are technically skilled to do so. For more information about manuals to clean Slimware/Driverupdate, the users are suggested to follow here included guidelines. The victims can also choose here suggested automatic method to take a trial with a suggested app to check and justify if the solution can help cleaning Slimware/Driverupdate hassle free.

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 Slimware/Driverupdate:

Remove the related items of Slimware/Driverupdate 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 Slimware/Driverupdate 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 (Slimware/Driverupdate) 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 Slimware/Driverupdate 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 Slimware/Driverupdate 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 Slimware/Driverupdate 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 Slimware/Driverupdate 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 Slimware/Driverupdate (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.