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PUP.Optional.AdvancedSystemCare is Malwarebytes' detection name for the system optimizer called Advanced System Care by IObit, which is considered a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP).
Malwarebytes protects users against PUP.Optional.AdvancedSystemCare by using real time protection to block the installer.
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.AdvancedSystemCare 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 theBrowse button to select the file you wish to grant access.
Associated files and folders:%PROGRAMFILES%\IObit\Advanced SystemCare%ProgramData%\IObit\ASC
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