This Driver Restore removal guide contains instructions to completely remove Driver Restore, viruses, malware, and other threats from your computer.

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What is Driver Restore?

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Driver Restore (also found as DriverRestore by 383 Media Inc.) is a potentially unwanted program and malware found in the scareware category of possible computer threats. Driver Restore is noted to install to a computer system without clear and direct user consent and uses aggressive marketing tactics in order to create customers.

Driver Restore may also bundle with third-party items such as adware that is used to collect user information and display pop-up advertisements across popular internet browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Potential Driver Restore malware is essentially a non-beneficial program that when installed will claim a computer’s drivers need to be updated and restored. In order to perform this task a user must purchase the software. It should be noted that updates are free and you do not have to purchase any third-party software to update your computer system, including drivers.

The Driver Restore program and associated websites where purchases are available are difficult to navigate through and close. Users will be presented with pop-up alerts that attempt to persuade visitors to purchase a Driver Restore Registration Key.

1. Remove Driver Restore with Malwarebytes

1. Download and Install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software.

2. Open Malwarebytes and click the Scan Now button – or go to the Scan tab and click the Start Scan button.

3. Once the Malwarebytes scan is complete click the Remove Quarantined button.

4. To finish the Malwarebytes scan and remove detected threats click the Finish button and restart your computer if promoted to do so.

2. Perform a second-opinon scan with HitmanPro

1. Download and Install HitmanPro by Surfright.

2. Open HitmanPro and click Next to start scanning your computer. *If you are using the free version you may chose to create a copy or perform a one-time scan.

3. Once the HitmanPro scan is complete click the Next button.

4. To activate the free version of HitmanPro: enter your email address twice and click the Activate button.

5. Click the Reboot button.

3. Uninstall unwanted programs from Windows

1. Open Windows Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.

2. In the Programs section click Uninstall a program. In earlier versions of Windows this is listed as “Add and remove programs.”

3. Search for Driver Restore in the list of installed programs and double click it to initiate the manual uninstall process. If you cannot find the program than it was successfully removed in previous steps.

4. Once you have uninstalled Driver Restore, search for other unwanted programs that may be installed on your computer and uninstall them as well.

4. Remove unwanted add-ons and extensions

Google Chrome

1. Click the Customize and control Google Chrome icon and go to More tools > Extensions.

2. Search for the unwanted extension in the list and click the trashcan icon.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the Menu and click Add-ons.

2. Search for the unwanted add-on and click Remove.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. Go to Tools (Alt+X) and click Manage add-ons.

2. Search for the unwanted add-on in the list, select it with your mouse, and click Remove.

Apple Safari

1. Go to Safari > Preferences > Extensions.

2. Search for the unwanted extension in the list and click the Uninstall button.

5. Cleanup and repair settings with CCleaner

1. Download and Install CCleaner by Piriform.

2. Open CCleaner and go to the main Cleaner screen. Click the Analyze button. When the process is complete, click the Run Cleaner button on the bottom right of the program interface.

3. Go to Tools > Startup and search for suspicious entries in each tab starting from Windows all the way to Content Menu. If you find anything suspicious click it and click the Delete button to remove it.

4. Go to the Registry window and click the Scan for Issues button. When the scan is complete click the Fix selected issues… button and click Fix All Selected Issues.

How to stay protected against future infections

Real-time security software

Security software like Malwarebytes and Norton Security have real-time features that can block malicious files before they spread across your computer. These programs bundled together can establish a wall between your computer and cyber criminals.

Online Guidelines

• Backup your computer and personal files to an external drive or online backup service
• Create a restore point on your computer in case you need to restore your computer to a date before infection
• Avoid downloading and installing apps, browser extensions, and programs you are not familiar with
• Avoid downloading and installing apps, browser extensions, and programs from websites you are not familiar with – some websites use their own download manager to bundle additional programs with the initial download
• If you plan to download and install freeware, open source software, or shareware make sure to be alert when you install the object and read all the instructions presented by the download manager
• Avoid torrents and P2P clients
• Do not open email messages from senders you do not know

r Restore add-on and remove it if located.

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• Have you installed any third party application, Driver Restore.exe?

In case you have done so, I suggest you to check for the Driver Restore program under Programs and Features and uninstall it to check if it helps to resolve the issue. To do so follow the below steps.

1. Type “Programs” on the search bar.

2.Select Programs and Features from the suggestions.

3.Right click on Driver Restore and select Uninstall.

4.Follow the onscreen instructions and restart the system.

Further you may also check the status of the issue in Clean boot to check if any third party application is causing the issue, as clean boot helps in eliminating software conflicts.

How to troubleshoot problem by performing clean boot in Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135

Note:Refer 'How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting' to reset the computer to start as normal after troubleshooting.

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