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PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz is Malwarebytes' detection name for a family of search hijackers targeting the Chrome browser.
Users may see this type of warnings during the installation of PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz extensions
and they may notice the default search engine in Chrome has been changed.
Users that had their browsers hijacked should have a look at our Restore Browser page to see if additional measures are needed.
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz without further user interaction. Removal does not require a reboot if you close Chrome before removal.
A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com-Log Details- Scan Date: 10/2/19 Scan Time: 12:11 PM Log File: fd87ff08-e4fc-11e9-843f-00ffdcc6fdfc.json
-Software Information- Version: 3.8.3.2965 Components Version: 1.0.613 Update Package Version: 1.0.12733 License: Premium
-System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username}
-Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 234908 Threats Detected: 31 Threats Quarantined: 31 Time Elapsed: 11 min, 4 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: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Registry Value: 1 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, HKCU\SOFTWARE\GOOGLE\CHROME\PREFERENCEMACS\Default\extensions.settings|jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733
Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Folder: 10 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\browser_action\js, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\images\rateshare, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\browser_action, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\js\jquery, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\_metadata, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\images, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\icons, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\js, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\JGOFJIIALCPBONGKNPJKLLIPMECBKCIC, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733
File: 20 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\browser_action\js\main.js, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\browser_action\browser_action.html, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\icons\icon128.png, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\icons\icon16.png, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\icons\icon38.png, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\images\rateshare\close.png, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\images\rateshare\rate.jpg, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\images\rateshare\rate1.png, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\images\rateshare\share.jpg, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\images\rateshare\share1.png, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\js\jquery\jquery.min.js, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\js\rate.js, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\_metadata\computed_hashes.json, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\_metadata\verified_contents.json, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\background.js, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\jgofjiialcpbongknpjkllipmecbkcic\1.0.2_0\manifest.json, Quarantined, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Preferences, Replaced, [321], [738741],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, [321], [635021],1.0.12733 PUP.Optional.GlobalAppz, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, [321], [635021],1.0.12733
Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected)
WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected)
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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.
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