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Malwarebytes gets tougher on PUPs
PUP.Optional.Amigo is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a potentially unwanted browser for Windows systems.
PUP.Optional.Amigo is a browser that is often included in bundlers aimed at the Russian market.
Malwarebytes protects users from PUP.Optional.Amigo by using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes blocks PUP.Optional.Amigo
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.Amigo without further user interaction.
Should users wish to keep this program and exclude it from being detected in future scans, they can add the program to the exclusions list. Here’s how to do it.
If you want to allow the program to connect to the Internet, for example to fetch updates, also add an exclusion of the type Allow an application to connect to the internet and use the Browse button to select the file you wish to grant access.
You may see these entries in FRST logs:
HKCU\…\Run: [amigo] => C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Amigo\Application\amigo.exe [930280 2017-04-14] (Mail.Ru)
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Amigo
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Amigo.lnk
C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\Amigo.lnk
Amigo (HKCU\…\Amigo) (Version: 56.0.2924.180 – Mail.Ru)
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