Poposhidu Removal Guide

If you notice annoying, mostly random third-party advertisements in your browsers, your computer might have been infected with Poposhidu. This application has been categorized as an adware program because of its main function, i.e., displaying potentially harmful third-party commercial advertisements. Lots of computers have been infected with adware applications in the past decade and the majority of the users still still do not seem to have learned. The ads shown by this application, for example, may expose you to potentially unsafe third-party content, including malicious websites operated by cyber criminals. Trying to avoid contact with such pages and becoming a victim of online frauds should be a priority for any security-minded computer user. Protecting your privacy and your personal files and data is essential. Therefore, we advise you to remove Poposhidu ASAP. In order to learn more about this useless piece of adware and how you can clean it from your computer, please continue reading.

It is a common phenomenon when it comes to adware infections that we do not actually find a promoting website. Most of these programs have no real function at all and the creators do not even bother to put on a “show” and disguise their “child” as a useful application on a fake website. Instead, they tend to use the “good old” method of software bundling. This way this adware has a chance to infiltrate your computer without your noticing it. It is possible because these bundle installers are usually created in an ambiguous and misleading way even if you may be offered a chance to opt out of installing certain elements of the package. It is also possible that you will only be informed about the full content of the bundle in the license agreement. Therefore, failing to read it carefully can also result in letting a number of malware infections onto your computer.

These bundles can accommodate several malware threats, such as adware applications, browser hijackers, and quite commonly potentially unwanted programs as well. It is important for your computer’s protection to know that you can infect your PC with such bundles when you visit unfamiliar and questionable websites, including torrent and shareware pages. You can easily get redirected to such sites when you are searching the web for free software or movies. There are lots of misleading and fake websites created with the single goal of tricking you into clicking on potentially unreliable third-party content, such as advertisements (banners and pop-ups). If you have visited such pages lately, you should delete Poposhidu and scan your computer for the presence of other malicious programs as well. After you identify all the threats on your PC, of course, you should take care of them, too; otherwise, it will not be safe to use your computer.

This adware application has been found identical to TomorrowGames, PrintOnKey, DoReMe, and FlashBeat, which are all well-known adware programs. This application may be able to hijack legitimate third-party ads and redirect you to malicious sites. Therefore, its presence is quite dangerous because you may think that you are viewing a reputable page and you are safe to click on ads there; however, you might be taken to infected pages. But it is also possible that this adware collects information about you regarding your online behavior and browsing habits. Using this, targeted advertisements can be sent to your computer screen. But, if cyber criminals gain access to this information, they may exploit it and use ads as bait to lure you onto their malicious websites. Landing on such pages would be rather unfortunate as you may infect your computer with more malware programs or even get scammed in other ways. That is why we believe it is in your best interest to remove Poposhidu right now.

If you are ready to clean your computer of this worthless piece of adware, you can simply use its uninstaller in Control Panel. It seems that this uninstaller leaves no leftovers. But, if you want to make sure that all its parts are removed from your operating system, you can also choose to manually tackle this threat. We have prepared both options for you if you need assistance; please follow our instructions below this article carefully. Keep in mind that choosing the manual option has its own risks since it involves working with the Windows Registry. Only go for that option if you are confident of what you are doing. Also, do not forget about the possibility of other malware infections on board. Since it is essential that you remove all of them from your PC in order to protect it effectively, we recommend that you use a professional antimalware application.

Remove Poposhidu from Windows

Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu and access Control Panel.
2. Pick Add or Remove Programs.
3. Click on the application and press Remove.

Windows Vista/Windows 7

1. Click on the Windows button on the Taskbar.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a program.
4. Click on the application and press Uninstall.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows 10

1. Press Win+X and choose Programs and Features.
2. Click on the application and press Uninstall.

Manual Guide

1. Tap Win+E to open Windows File Explorer.
2. Find this folder and these tasks and remove them all:
   %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Poposhidu
   %WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\YTGYXESK1 (This task name is random, in order to identify it check for “%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Poposhidu” string inside the task.)
   %WINDIR%\Tasks YTGYXESK1.job (This task name is random, in order to identify it check for “%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Poposhidu” string inside the task.)
3. Tap Win+R and type in regedit. Click OK.
4. Find these registry keys and remove them:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Poposhidu
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Poposhidu (64-bit only)
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Poposhidu
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Poposhidu (64-bit only)
5. Exit the editor.
6. Reboot your system.