PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro
Short bio
PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that claims to be a system optimizer for Windows systems.
Symptoms
Affected systems will have these icons in their startmenu, taskbar, and on their desktop.
This is the GUI of the program:
Users may notice tooltips like this one:
Type and source of infection
System optimizers like PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro are usually installed by users themselves based on false promises.
Protection
Malwarebytes protects users from PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro by using real-time protection
Malwarebytes blocks PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro
and by blocking their domain;
Malwarebytes blocks systemkeeperpro.us
Remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro without further user interaction.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
- Click on the Get started button.
- Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
- Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
- Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.
Malwarebytes removal log
A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Scan Date: 12/12/16 Scan Time: 9:24 AM Logfile: mbamSystemKeeperPro.txt Administrator: Yes -Software Information- Version: 3.0.4.1269 Components Version: 1.0.39 Update Package Version: 1.0.697 License: Premium -System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username} -Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 351017 Time Elapsed: 8 min, 36 sec -Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Enabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Enabled PUM: Enabled -Scan Details- Process: 1 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SYSTEMKEEPERPRO\SYSTEMKEEPERPRO.EXE, Quarantined, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 Module: 1 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SYSTEMKEEPERPRO\SYSTEMKEEPERPRO.EXE, Quarantined, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 Registry Key: 1 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\{742AFBBD-00FF-4811-B38D-004CF0620922}_is1, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 Registry Value: 1 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN|SystemKeeperPro, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 4 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SystemKeeperPro, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SystemKeeperProUninst, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SKP, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351890],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\SYSTEMKEEPERPRO, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351882],1.0.697 File: 23 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SYSTEMKEEPERPRO\SYSTEMKEEPERPRO.EXE, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SmartKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\QUICK LAUNCH\SYSTEMKEEPERPRO.LNK, Delete-on-Reboot, [2749], [351879],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperPro\aff.txt, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperPro\rawlog.txt, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperPro\unins000.dat, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperPro\unins000.exe, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperPro\unins000.msg, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351883],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\botva2.dll, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\CloseBtn.png, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\glow.png, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\ico.ico, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\innocallback.dll, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\installer_bg.png, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\ISSkin.dll, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\ProgressBackground.png, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\ProgressImg.png, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\Untitled3.cjstyles, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst\wpidmap.dll, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351884],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\APPDATA\ROAMING\SKP\RAWLIST.DAT, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351890],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\DESKTOP\SYSTEMKEEPERPRO.LNK, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351880],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\USERS\METALLICA\DESKTOP\SYSTEMKEEPERPROINST.EXE, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351887],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SystemKeeperPro\Get Help.url, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351882],1.0.697 PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SystemKeeperPro\SystemKeeperPro.lnk, Delete-on-Reboot, [2748], [351882],1.0.697 Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end)
Add an exclusion
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.
- Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
- Click the Detection History
- Click the Allow List
- To add an item to the Allow List, click Add.
- Select the exclusion type Allow a file or folder and use the Select a folder button to select the main folder for the software that you wish to keep.
- Repeat this for any secondary files or folder(s) that belong to the software.
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.
Traces/IOCs
You may see these entries in FRST logs:
() C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperPro\SystemKeeperPro.exe HKCU\...\Run: [SystemKeeperPro] => C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperPro\SystemKeeperPro.exe [1615840 2016-08-11] () C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\skp C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperPro C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\SystemKeeperPro.lnk C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\SystemKeeperProUninst C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SystemKeeperPro SystemKeeperPro (HKCU\...\{742AFBBD-00FF-4811-B38D-004CF0620922}_is1) (Version: 12.1.0.26 - Monterix, LLC)
Alterations made by the installer:
