The detection name of PUP.Optional.Downloader is probably as non-specific as you can get when it comes to identifying what particular unwanted…
Tag: PUP Friday
A week in security (Sep 18 – Sep 24)
Last week, we listed 10 ways one can secure their mobile devices, issued a warning about a scam posted on our…
Systweak Redux: our response
On July 29, we published a blog titled “PUP Friday: Cleaning up with 5 star awards“, taking a look at a registry…
PUP Friday: Cleaning up with 5 star awards
Systweak’s RegClean Pro is quite a popular software. Top Ten Reviews, a consumer review portal based in Utah, has ranked it…
PUP Friday: One Click, Many Downloads
Files that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) detect as OneClickDownloader are what we call bundlers. We have defined bundlers as a blend of…
PUP Friday: Bubbling Over
At Malwarebytes Labs, we’re never short of PUPs to analyse and explore. As per our telemetry to date, SweetIM is one of…
PUP Friday survey results and feedback
In the beginning of the year, we asked our readers for their input about our PUP Friday initiative. For those of…
SafeSoft Protector Abuses Privoxy
Author’s Note: We at Malwarebytes continue to do our part in educating our product users and constant blog readers about day-to-day…
Adware Dotdo FastInternet blocks security-related domains
Author’s Note: We at Malwarebytes continue to do our part in educating our product users and constant blog readers about day-to-day…
Yontoo: PUPs with two faces
Author’s Note: We at Malwarebytes continue to do our part in educating our product users and constant blog readers about day-to-day…