PublicHotsp Removal Guide

If you believe that PublicHotsp is responsible for bombarding you with advertisements, you are wrong. This potentially unwanted program (PUP) is meant to help you create a WiFi hotspot, and it is the adware that comes bundled with it that is responsible for the annoying ads. The program is classified as a PUP because it leads to the infiltration of adware. Furthermore, its services are questionable, and it is recommended that you find a more beneficial and trustworthy tool to assist you with creating WiFi. It is unknown if the PUP comes packaged with adware in all cases. It is possible that you will find something else attached to it. Also, adware could be offered along a bunch of other questionable and suspicious pieces of software. Basically, if you install the suspicious program onto your computer, the chances are other pieces that require removal exist too. In this report, we focus on deleting PublicHotsp and the adware file that comes bundled with it. If you need our help eliminating something else, do not forget to leave us a comment below.

Just like Speedownloader, DiskPower, and many other potentially unwanted programs, PublicHotsp has a bundled version. The program comes bundled with a specific file or program attached to it, and, in this case, it is adware. The adware is operated via an .exe file that is placed in a {random name} folder under %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%. Although this adware file comes packaged with the PUP, it operates independently, and so even if you remove PublicHotsp from your operating system, the ads will continue showing up. It appears that these advertisements should be shown via webpages that open up automatically, but you should be cautious about pop-ups, banners, interstitial, in-text, and other kinds of advertisements too. If you click them or interact with the content represented via them, you might attract intrusive, data-recording tracking cookies, install undesirable and malicious software, disclose personal information, and get tricked into doing other risky things. If you do not want to be subjected to that, you need to remove PublicHotsp-related adware ASAP.

Before you learn how to delete PublicHotsp and the adware that comes bundled with it, we have a few tips that will help you avoid unreliable software in the future. First and foremost, you have to research the software you want to install because that is the easiest way to learn right away whether or not it is trustworthy. The second thing you need to be sure of is the source that you acquire the software from. Even legitimate and reliable programs can be spread by malicious schemers via unreliable sources, and so, if you have the option, always acquire software from original sources. If the software you are interested in does not have an official source, you should not get involved because lack of transparency is a bad sign. Finally, you should install security software to help you keep your operating system clean at all times. Even if you accidentally end up downloading something malicious, security software will warn you and delete malware.

There are several removal methods we can discuss. Most users will choose to uninstall PublicHotsp, which is a great option; however, adware will be left behind. If you follow the instructions below – which also show how to uninstall the potentially unwanted program – you will learn how to eliminate the undesirable adware file. Note that we can show you the location of the file, but you will need to identify it yourself. If you are not comfortable doing this, you will probably choose to install anti-malware software, and this is the best solution. As discussed already, keeping the system protected in very important because that is how you evade facing malware, and anti-malware software can handle this the best. Of course, it will also automatically remove PublicHotsp along with adware and other potentially active PUPs or threats. If you still want to discuss anything about the PUP or its removal, use the comments area below to communicate with our malware experts.

How to delete PublicHotsp

Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista:

1. Simultaneously tap Win+R keys to launch RUN.
2. Type Control Panel into the Open box and click OK.
3. Navigate to the Uninstall a program menu.
4. Right-click and Uninstall the PUP.

Windows XP:

1. Navigate to the left of the Taskbar and click Start.
2. Open the Control Panel menu.
3. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Remove the PUP.

How to delete adware

1. Launch Windows Explorer by tapping Win+E.
2. Enter %PROGRAMFILES(x86)% into the bar at the top. Depending on the version of your Windows operating system, you might have to move to %PROGRAMFILES%.
3. Delete the {random name} folder with the {random name}.exe adware file inside (the names could match, e.g., M4IS7KPXV7 and M4IS7KPXV.exe).
4. Empty Recycle Bin to get rid of these components completely.
5. Install and run a trusted malware scanner to check if you need to remove anything else.