How to Remove UnfriendWatch from PC Completely

What is UnfriendWatch?

UnfriendWatch is a free program that claims to be the best application that can help you find out who are your real friends. As a matter of fact, it is just a nasty adware that has the same traits of UnfriendAlert.

UnfriendWatch can be downloaded and installed from its official website, but it is often promoted via certain freeware downloaded from 3rd party. Once it successfully invades into your PC, it will become automatically available on your browser like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

After that, it will display numerous pop-up ads not originating from the sites you are browsing. Moreover, those ads by UnfriendWatch may cause further harms such as slow speed and poor network environment. In short, it is advisable to get rid of UnfriendWatch from the infected PC without any hesitation.

How to remove UnfriendWatch easily and thoroughly?

Method 1: Manually Remove UnfriendWatch
Method 2: Automatically Remove UnfriendWatch (Highly Recommended)
Optional Step: Fix Slow PC Performance by Using RegCure Pro

Method 1: Manually Remove UnfriendWatch

1. Stop UnfriendWatch running process in Windows Task Manager.

Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc together to open Windows Task Manager, click Processes tab, find suspicious running process and click on it, then click the End Process button.

2. Uninstall UnfriendWatch in Control Panel.

Click Start > Control Panel > Uninstall a program > find suspicious program and right click on it select Uninstall to uninstall the program.

3. Remove UnfriendWatch extension or add-ons from your browsers

Internet Explorer:
1) Start Internet Explorer and choose "Tools" >"Manage add-ons".
2) Choose "Toolbars and Extensions", then find and remove related programs.

3) Restart browser to complete the whole process.

Google Chrome:
1) Open Google Chrome, click on the "Customize and control Google Chrome" icon in top right corner.
2) Select "Settings" > "Extensions", then find and delete add-ons.

3) Restart the browser to complete the whole process.

Mozilla Firefox:
1) Start Firefox and choose "Tools" > "Add-ons"> "Extensions".

2) Search for related items and remove them.
3) Restart Firefox to complete the process.

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4. Delete all the infection associated files

1) Open Control Panel in Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you're in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, tick "Show hidden files and folders" and non-tick "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" and then press "OK".

2) All the infection associated files listed below need to be removed:

%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

5. Remove all the infection registry entries

Hit Win+R keys, type "regedit" in Run box, and then click "OK" to open Registry Editor

Delete them all:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREsupWPM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWpm
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain "Default_Page_URL"
HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Classes\[adware name]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[adware name]

6. Restart your computer to take effect.

Method 2: Automatically Remove UnfriendWatch (Highly Recommended)

What can SpyHunter do for you?

• Give your PC intuitive real-time protection.
• Detect, remove and block spyware, rootkits, adware, keyloggers, cookies, trojans, worms and other types of malware.
• Spyware HelpDesk generates free custom malware fixes specific to your PC
• Allow you to restore backed up objects.

1. Click on the below button to free download SpyHunter on your PC.

2. Click the "Run" button to enter the setup program and follow the installation steps until setup is complete.

3. When the installation is complete, click the "Finish" button to exit the installation.

4. If SpyHunter does not automatically start, click the icon on your desktop or Start menu to open it.

             

5. Allow the program to scan by clicking the "Scan Computer Now!" button. If you would like to have a quick scan on your PC, please check the "Quick Scan" box; otherwise, uncheck it.

6. The first scan will take some time, please be patient while waiting for the scanning result.

7. After the scan is done, you can see that all threats are successfully detected. Check the "Select All" box and then click the "Remove" button to fix all threats in your PC.

Note: SpyHunter's free version is only for malware detection. To remove the malware threats on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's malware removal tool.

Optional Step: Fix Slow PC Performance by Using RegCure Pro

What can RegCure Pro do for you?

• Fix system errors
• Remove malware
• Improve startup
• Defrag memory
• Clean up your PC

1. Click the below button to download RegCure Pro to your PC.

2. Click the "Yes" button to enter in installation process and then follow the instruction to install the program step by step.

3. When the program is successfully installed, double click on its desktop shortcut to open it. On the Overview tab, check all the scan settings and then click on the "Click to Start Scan" button to run a system scan on your computer.

4. The first system scan will take some time, please be patient. The screenshot of the system scan progress is shown below.

5. When the system scan is done, click on "Fix All" button to completely remove all the performance problems in your computer.

Note: You can download and use RegCure Pro with confidence for it doesn't contain any additional items and conflict with your current used antivirus program.

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In Summery:

UnfriendWatch is really a trouble maker. If you are unlucky to have this adware installed on your PC, you should take action to uninstall UnfriendWatch from the infected PC immediately in case of further troubles.

Download SpyHunter to remove UnfriendWatch quickly.

Download RegCure Pro to optimize your PC easily.

Good Luck and be safe online.