PUP.Optional.Imali

Short bio

PUP.Optional.Imali is Malwarebytes' generic detection name for a family of potentially unwanted programs PUPs targeting the Chrome browser. Their counterparts for Firefox generally have specific detection names.

Symptoms

chrome extension imali

PUP.Optional.Imali installed

and users of affected computers may have seen these warnings during install:

imaili install 1

and notice a newtab page similar to this one:

imali newtab

Type and source of infection

PUP.Optional.Imali webstore

PUP.Optional.Imali in the Chrome webstore

Protection

Malwarebytes blocks newtabtv.com

Malwarebytes blocks newtabtv.com

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.Imali 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.

Malwarebytes removal log

A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:

Malwarebytes
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-Log Details- Scan Date: 11/12/18 Scan Time: 8:56 AM Log File: 7593243e-e650-11e8-8808-00ffdcc6fdfc.json

-Software Information- Version: 3.6.1.2711 Components Version: 1.0.482 Update Package Version: 1.0.7799 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: 237978 Threats Detected: 15 Threats Quarantined: 15 Time Elapsed: 2 min, 39 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.Imali.Generic, HKCU\SOFTWARE\GOOGLE\CHROME\PREFERENCEMACS\Default\extensions.settings|dlamfhohmjabfadgdmaogjbdjjadgkdb, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799

Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected)

Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected)

Folder: 3 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dlamfhohmjabfadgdmaogjbdjjadgkdb\0.8_0\_metadata, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dlamfhohmjabfadgdmaogjbdjjadgkdb\0.8_0, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\DLAMFHOHMJABFADGDMAOGJBDJJADGKDB, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799

File: 11 PUP.Optional.NewTabTV, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.default\EXTENSIONS\{5849FC76-08E3-4D14-9D43-6BBA81FD99F0}.XPI, Quarantined, [2119], [507451],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Preferences, Replaced, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\DLAMFHOHMJABFADGDMAOGJBDJJADGKDB\0.8_0\REDIRECT.JS, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dlamfhohmjabfadgdmaogjbdjjadgkdb\0.8_0\_metadata\computed_hashes.json, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dlamfhohmjabfadgdmaogjbdjjadgkdb\0.8_0\_metadata\verified_contents.json, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dlamfhohmjabfadgdmaogjbdjjadgkdb\0.8_0\background.js, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dlamfhohmjabfadgdmaogjbdjjadgkdb\0.8_0\logo.png, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dlamfhohmjabfadgdmaogjbdjjadgkdb\0.8_0\manifest.json, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dlamfhohmjabfadgdmaogjbdjjadgkdb\0.8_0\popup.html, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799 PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dlamfhohmjabfadgdmaogjbdjjadgkdb\0.8_0\redirect.html, Quarantined, [4620], [443118],1.0.7799

Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected)

WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected)

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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.

Associated threats

  • PUP.Optional.Imali.Generic
  • PUP.Optional.NewTabTV
 

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