PUP.Optional.BrowserIO

Short bio

PUP.Optional.BrowserIO is Malwarebytes' detection name for a desktop search bar published by Better Cloud Solutions LTD designed for Windows systems.

Symptoms

Users of affected computers may notice altered search results and a search dialog box on their desktop.

Protection

Malwarebytes blocks PUP.Optional.BrowserIO

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.BrowserIO without further user interaction.

1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
2. Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
3. When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
4. Click on the Get started button.
5. Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
6. Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
7. Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

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.

Traces/IOCs

npHelper.dll SearchBar.exe $_20_.exe

Associated threats

browserio.com