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PUP.Optional.Blaze is Malwarebytes' detection name for a Chromium based browser published by BlazeMedia
PUP.Optional.Blaze is marketed as a secure browser giving users a false feeling of security. Malwarebytes' detection gives users a choice whether they want to keep using it.
PUP.Optional.Blaze is a customized Chromium browser that is marketed on certain werbsites as a secure browser
Malwarebytes blocks PUP.Optional.Blaze by using real-time protection
Malwarebytes blocks PUP.Optional.Blaze
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.Blaze 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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