What is DATAFEE UPDATE?
DATAFEE UPDATE detected as PUP.AD.DATAFEE.UPDATE.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
DATAFEE UPDATE have several types of unwanted behaviour:
- Displaying popup ads.
- Hijacking your browser.
- Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
- Inserting ads to the web pages.
DATAFEE UPDATE can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
DATAFEE UPDATE is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for DATAFEE UPDATE in the Control Panel.
Sometimes DATAFEE UPDATE uninstaller does not work.
How DATAFEE UPDATE got on your computer?
Usually you got DATAFEE UPDATE with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since DATAFEE UPDATE manufacturer pays software developers for distributing DATAFEE UPDATE within their applications, DATAFEE UPDATE is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one DATAFEE UPDATE problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.
You have 2 ways to remove DATAFEE UPDATE:
Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?
- You know only one virus name: "DATAFEE UPDATE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove DATAFEE UPDATE virus automatically:
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So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove DATAFEE UPDATE redirect or other unwanted software.
How to remove DATAFEE UPDATE manually:
STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.
You can see DATAFEE UPDATE or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.
In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.
STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.
STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to DATAFEE UPDATE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove DATAFEE UPDATE virus from running processes
STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove DATAFEE UPDATE virus from Windows services
Disable the services with random names or contains DATAFEE UPDATE in it's name or description.
STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Delete any task related to DATAFEE UPDATE. Disable unknown tasks with random names.
STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from DATAFEE UPDATE virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove DATAFEE UPDATE virus from Windows registry
Find and delete all keys/values contains DATAFEE UPDATE.
STEP 7: Remove DATAFEE UPDATE from Google Chrome.
STEP 8: Remove DATAFEE UPDATE from Internet Explorer.
STEP 9: Remove DATAFEE UPDATE from Mozilla Firefox.
STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.
But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.
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