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PUP.Optional.Reimage is the generic detection name for a large family of system optimizers which are potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) targeting Windows systems.
PUP.Optional.Reimage comes in many forms, but usually as an online computer repair tool.
They can also be found in bundlers and are known to use aggressive and misleading advertising.
Malwarebytes protects users from PUP.Optional.Reimage by using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes blocks PUP.Optional.Reimage
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.Reimage 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.
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