Remove PUP.Optional.ScorpionSaver

PUP.Optional.ScorpionSaver is detected as an unwanted program which often gets into a targeted computer without asking any approval, and it often do some unpleasant things inside the targeted computers, such as popping up annoying ads and installing other types of toolbars onto the users’ browsers. Though this unwanted program is not as malicious as virus or Trojan horse, it needs to be removed from the infected computers as early as possible. This is because that this unwanted program acts like an adware which delivers many misleading ads to users and may collect users’ personal information for its creators.

Basically speaking, PUP.Optional.ScorpionSaver is bundled using custom installers and downloaded onto your computer during the installation process. That is why most users don’t know when and how this unwanted program is installed on their computers. This unwelcome program is usually detected until users run their antivirus program like MalwareBytes to scan their computer systems. If users do not remove this program timely, it will performs a series of activities inside the infected computers, which may conclude modifying system files, change browser settings, installing other types of toolbars, downloading other malware, and gather users’ sensitive information. All these can lead to various computer problems, such as slow computer performance, system crash, search result redirection, numerous ad pop-ups and even money loss. Therefore, PUP.Optional.ScorpionSaver is deemed as a computer threat that should be removed immediately.

How to Manually Remove the Unwanted Program?

In case that your antivirus program is not able to successfully remove the unwanted program, here we provide the manual removal guide which tells you how to get rid of this threat step by step.

Step 1: Right click on the taskbar and then select the “Start Task Manager” option. Select the tab of “Processes” and click “Show processes from all users”. Find out any processes related to the unwanted program and terminate all of them using the “End Process” button.

Step 2: Click Windows Start menu and select “Control Panel”. Select “Uninstall a program” (Windows 7) or “Add and Remove Programs” (Windows XP). Search for any malicious or suspicious programs, select them and click the “Uninstall” button.


Step 3: Open the browsers and remove the toolbars installed by PUP.Optional.ScorpionSaver.

Internet Explorer
Open Internet Explorer > Tools > Manage Add-ons > Toolbar and Extensions > Disable the unknown toolbars.

Mozilla Firefox
Open your Mozilla Firefox > Tools > Add-ons > Extensions > Disable/remove any unwanted toolbars.

Google Chrome
Open Google Chrome > Wrench icon > Tools > Extensions > remove any suspicious toolbars by clicking the trashcan icon next to them.

Step 4: Click on the Start Orb, type “folder options” into the search bar, and press Enter. Under “Advanced settings”, tick “Show hidden files, folders and drives”, non-tick “Hide protecting operating system files (Recommended)” and click OK. This will show all hidden files and folders.

Step 5: In the local disk C, look for the malicious files related to PUP.Optional.ScorpionSaver.

%Temp%\[random.exe]
%AllUsersProfile%\[random].exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\[random].exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\[Trojan horse name].lnk

Step 6: Click on Start menu, type “regedit” into the search bar, and press Enter. In the registry editor, search for and delete the malicious registry entries:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \Current Version\Run\random.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ [unwanted program name]

How to Automatically Remove PUP.Optional.ScorpionSaver

In most cases, users can remove the unwanted program by following the manual removal guide given above. However, what if users find no suspicious programs from the Control Panel? And what if users are unable to manually find out and delete all files and registry entries related to the program? They need a powerful removal tool in this case. A good removal tool, which is designed with the latest and advanced techniques, will be able to perform a comprehensive system scan to detect the malicious terms on the infected computer systems. This removal tool is easy and safe to use and always can ensure a satisfactory result. So, to quickly get rid of PUP.Optional.ScorpionSaver, please download and use a powerful removal tool.

Step 1: Run your browser to download a powerful removal tool and install it on your computer.
Step 2: Run the removal tool and make sure that it has been update to the latest version.
Step 3: Perform a full system scan to detect the malicious components of the unwanted program.
Step 4: When the scan is complete, remove all found malicious items and restart your computer to make the changes take effects.