SecurityPatchUpdater

Posted by Max Lehmann on November 30, 2015

What is SecurityPatchUpdater?

If you find SecurityPatchUpdater in the installed programs list in Control Panel, it is very likely that you have let a bunch of malware infections onto your computer lately. It is possible that you visited a questionable file-sharing site and downloaded free software. That is how a lot of unsuspecting computer users actually infect their machines. According to our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com, this application is not a security patch update, as you might think, but, instead, it is yet another useless and potentially dangerous adware program. This adware seems to show coupon ads and offers mostly, depending on which website you are visiting. But you need to be very careful not to click on anything that is displayed by this application since you cannot know where you might end up redirected. We suggest that you remove SecurityPatchUpdater before you encounter more threats that might result in a crippled operating system before long. test test test

Where does SecurityPatchUpdater come from?

This adware does not seem to have official representation on the web anymore. It used to have a promotional website at securitypatch.com; however, you will not find it functioning any longer. But in the case of adware applications it is not anything unusual, of course. These malware infections are much more likely to be spread in freeware bundles. That is the most commonly used distribution method since that way an infection can actually reach all corners of the world. You may know that millions of users try to download free software every day. Imagine the traffic the individual freeware hosting websites get daily. But among the legitimate and reputable ones there are a lot of questionable and suspicious ones as well. If you visit the latter kind, there is a good chance that you end up with an infected bundle on your computer. If you install such a package of malware threats, you will have no other choice but to delete SecurityPatchUpdater and scan your system for other infections.

How does SecurityPatchUpdater work?

This application works exactly like most of the ad-supported programs: It displays potentially unreliable third-party advertisements. What a “shocker”! The truth of the matter is that you should never fully trust any third-party commercial ads. It does not mean that all ads are malicious. No, it simply means that you cannot know that the one you click on will lead you to a fully legitimate website or you might end up on a malicious website maintained by criminals with the sole aim to scam you in a variety of ways. It is best to stay away from these ads and refrain from clicking on them altogether. You could easily harm your virtual security by even landing on certain infected sites because by opening the page it runs a code in the background that can download and install malware infections onto your system. And that is just the “best” thing that can happen to you. So, if you want to protect your computer from further attacks, you should remove SecurityPatchUpdater right now.

How can I delete SecurityPatchUpdater?

In order to eliminate this useless adware, you need to do two things. First, you need to uninstall the application through Control Panel. Second, you need to remove the remaining two browser extensions from Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. It may sound a bit complicated for an inexperienced user, but let us assure you, if you follow our guide below, you should be done in a few minutes tops. Please remember that such infections can be avoided if you carefully choose the websites you visit and if you do not click on third-party ads. Keeping all your software and drivers updated can also help you protect your computer.