From Your PC Threat Alert

YuuvApp is a rogue app that we locate as advertisement supported programs since most users who happen upon it complain related to common pop-ups and advertisements on their screens (even when their web browsers aren’t open). This is frequent advertising-supported program behavior that for the most part does not represent a route malicious software to your operating system.

However, I bet this application entered your computer without your approval and without you wanting it there. Also, the advertisements and pop-ups might be not fraudulent, but they may divert to dubious content. Additionally, if you’ve already attempted to uninstall the rogue app on your own, you’ve probably noticed that it won’t vanish that right away.

Fortunately we have just the guide that will aid you terminate YuuvApp. We are acquainted with this kind of adware, and we’ve earlier ran into and covered some of its previous iterations – rogue applications like BivaApp and TroxApp. They all come from the same developers and share tons of similarities, which is why we are expectant that our removal instructions will assist you eliminate this ad-supported software From Your PC.

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Learn how to remove From Your PC from your computer

Step 1. From Your PC Removal from Windows

a) Windows 7/XP

  1. Press on the Start icon. win7-start From Your PC Threat Alert
  2. Control Panel → Programs and Features. win7-control-panel From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Find the program you want to delete and press Uninstall. win7-uninstall-program From Your PC Threat Alert

b) Windows 8

  1. Right-click on the start icon (lower left corner). win10-start2 From Your PC Threat Alert
  2. Select Control Panel. win8-start From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Click Programs and Features. win8-control-panel From Your PC Threat Alert
  4. Find and remove all unwanted programs. win8-remove-program From Your PC Threat Alert

c) Windows 10

  1. Open Start menu and click on the magnifying glass (next to the shut down button). win10-start2 From Your PC Threat Alert
  2. Type in Control Panel. win10-start From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Control Panel → Programs and Features. win10-control-panel From Your PC Threat Alert
  4. Find and remove all unwanted programs. win10-remove-program From Your PC Threat Alert

d) Mac OS X

  1. Open Finder and press Applications. mac-os-apps From Your PC Threat Alert
  2. Check all suspicious programs you want to get rid of.
  3. Drag them to the trash icon in your dock (Alternatively, right-click on the program and press Move to Trash). mac-os-app-delete From Your PC Threat Alert
  4. After you move all the unwanted programs, right-click on the trash icon and select Empty Trash.

Step 2. Delete From Your PC from browsers

a) Remove From Your PC from Microsoft Edge

Reset Microsoft Edge (Method 1)
  1. Open Microsoft Edge.
  2. Press More located at the top right corner of the screen (the three dots). edge-menu From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Settings → Choose what to clear. edge-settings From Your PC Threat Alert
  4. Check the boxes of the items you want removed, and press Clear. edge-clear-data From Your PC Threat Alert
  5. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete together.
  6. Choose Task Manager.
  7. In the Processes tab, find the Microsoft Edge process, right click on it, and press Go to details (or More details if Go to details is not available). task-manager From Your PC Threat Alert
  8. Right-click on all Microsoft Edge processes, and choose End task.
(Method 2)
Before you proceed with this method, backup your data.
  1. Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_xxxxxxxxxx.
  2. Select all the folders, right-click on them and press Delete. edge-folder From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Press the start button, and type in Windows PowerShell in the search box.
  4. Right-click on the result, and select Run as administrator. edge-powershell From Your PC Threat Alert
  5. In Administrator: Windows PowerShell, paste Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and tap Enter. edge-powershell-script From Your PC Threat Alert
  6. The issue should be gone now.

b) Remove From Your PC from Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon. IE-gear From Your PC Threat Alert
  2. Select Manage add-ons, and then Toolbars and Extensions.
  3. Find and disable all suspicious extensions. IE-add-ons From Your PC Threat Alert
  4. Close the window.

c) Restore your homepage on Internet Explorer

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  1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
  2. Internet Options → General tab. Delete the homepage URL and type in your preferred one. IE-settings2 From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Press Apply.

d) Reset Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon. ie-settings From Your PC Threat Alert
  2. Internet Options → Advanced tab. ie-settings-advanced From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. At the bottom, you will see a Reset button. Press that.
  4. In the window that appears, check the box that says Delete personal settings. IE-reset From Your PC Threat Alert
  5. Press Reset.
  6. Click OK to exit the window.
  7. Restart your browser.

e) Remove From Your PC from Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
  2. Choose More tools and Extensions. chrome-menu-extensions From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Remove suspicious extensions by clicking the Trash icon next to them. chrome-extensions-delete From Your PC Threat Alert
  4. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.
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f) Restore your homepage on Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
  2. Choose Settings. chrome-menu From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. In the window that appears, under On startup, there will be a Set pages option. Press on that.
  4. Remove the set website, and type in the one you prefer to be your homepage. Press OK. chrome-startup-page From Your PC Threat Alert
  5. In Settings, under Search, there is a Manage search engines option. Select that. chrome-search-engines From Your PC Threat Alert
  6. Remove all search engines except the one you want to use. Click Done.

g) Reset Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
  2. Choose Settings. chrome-menu From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Scroll down and press on Show advanced settings. chrome-settings From Your PC Threat Alert
  4. Find and press the Reset button. chrome-reset From Your PC Threat Alert
  5. In the confirmation window that appears, press Reset.

h) Remove From Your PC from Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
  2. Select Add-ons. mozilla-menu From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Select the Extensions tab, and remove all questionable extensions. mozilla-extensions From Your PC Threat Alert
  4. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by clicking Disable. If you later decide to keep it, simply press Enable.

i) Restore your homepage on Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right side of the screen.
  2. Select Options. mozilla-menu From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. In General, click Restore to Default below the Home Page field. mozilla-options From Your PC Threat Alert

j) Reset Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
  2. Press the question mark at the bottom of the menu.
  3. Select Troubleshooting Information. mozilla-troubleshooting From Your PC Threat Alert
  4. Select the Refresh Firefox option. mozilla-reset From Your PC Threat Alert

k) Remove From Your PC from Safari (for Mac)

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Select Preferences (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen). safari-menu From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Choose the Extensions tab.
  4. Uninstall all questionable extensions. safari-extensions From Your PC Threat Alert
  5. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.

l) Reset Safari

If you are using the Yosemite, El Capitan or the Sierra versions, the option to reset Safari with one click is not available. Thus you will have to clear the history and empty the caches in separate steps.
  1. Open Safari.
  2. Select Clear History (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen). safari-clear-history From Your PC Threat Alert
  3. Choose from what time you want the history deleted, and press Clear History. safari-clear-history From Your PC Threat Alert
  4. Press on Safari at the top of the screen and select Preferences. safari-advanced From Your PC Threat Alert
  5. Select the Advanced tab and check the box next to Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  6. Select Develop (from the menu bar at the top of the screen). safari-develop-menu From Your PC Threat Alert
  7. Press Empty Caches.
If for some reason you are unable to remove the extensions or reset your browsers, it may be a good idea to obtain anti-spyware software and have it deal with the problem.
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