Adware.DownloadAssistant.Generic is Malwarebytes' generic detection name for a large family of bundlers marketed as download assistants.
Adware.DownloadAssistant.Generic can be found on many downloadsites for software, movies, and music. Adware.DownloadAssistant.Generic are bundlers that contain mostly adware applications.
Malwarebytes can detect and remove Adware.DownloadAssistant.Generic without further user interaction.
A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com-Log Details- Scan Date: 8/21/19 Scan Time: 1:30 PM Log File: 251235c8-c407-11e9-bf64-00ffdcc6fdfc.json-Software Information- Version: 3.8.3.2965 Components Version: 1.0.613 Update Package Version: 1.0.12117 License: Premium-System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: METALLICA-PC\Metallica
-Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 236290 Threats Detected: 3 Threats Quarantined: 3 Time Elapsed: 8 min, 29 sec
-Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Enabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect
-Scan Details- Process: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Module: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Registry Key: 2 Adware.DownloadAssistant.Generic, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\IMAGE FILE EXECUTION OPTIONS\GOOGLEUPDATE.EXE, Quarantined, [12401], [721717],1.0.12117 Adware.DownloadAssistant.Generic, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\IMAGE FILE EXECUTION OPTIONS\GOOGLEUPDATE.EXE, Quarantined, [12401], [721717],1.0.12117
Registry Value: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Folder: 0 (No malicious items detected)
File: 1 Adware.DownloadAssistant.Generic, C:\DOWNLOADS\GOOGLEUPDATE.EXE, Quarantined, [12401], [721717],1.0.12117
Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected)
WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected)
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