PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic is Malwarebytes' generic detection name for a family of search hijackers published by Tightrope Interactive.
Users will notice their search to be redirected by the browser extension.
PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic are downloaded and installed as browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox. These extensions are promoted as either enhanced privacy searches or specialized search engines (cooking, music, movies, and games).
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.SearchAlgo without further user interaction.
A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com-Log Details- Scan Date: 2/21/20 Scan Time: 8:57 AM Log File: d560ec7c-547f-11ea-af09-00ffdcc6fdfc.json
-Software Information- Version: 4.0.4.49 Components Version: 1.0.823 Update Package Version: 1.0.19536 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: 235977 Threats Detected: 17 Threats Quarantined: 17 Time Elapsed: 37 min, 57 sec
-Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Disabled 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.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, HKCU\SOFTWARE\GOOGLE\CHROME\PREFERENCEMACS\Default\extensions.settings|bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , ,
Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Folder: 3 PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Local Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Sync Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\BHBNOGOFNEBNBOCODMIJNBMOBMEAKCDH, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, 1.0.19536, , ame,
File: 13 PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Secure Preferences, Replaced, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Preferences, Replaced, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh\000003.log, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh\CURRENT, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh\LOCK, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh\LOG, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh\MANIFEST-000001, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh\000003.log, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh\CURRENT, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh\LOCK, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh\LOG, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\bhbnogofnebnbocodmijnbmobmeakcdh\MANIFEST-000001, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, , , , PUP.Optional.TightRopeInteractive.Generic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\EXTENSIONS\BHBNOGOFNEBNBOCODMIJNBMOBMEAKCDH\1.1.19.916_0\MANIFEST.JSON, Quarantined, 15100, 792704, 1.0.19536, , ame,
Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected)
WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected)
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