PUP.Optional.WirelessNetworkTool is Malwarebytes' detection name for a wireless network analyzer called WirelessNetView which is published by NirSoft.
Users my have seen this type of screens during the installation:
and this entry in their list of installed Programs and Features:
PUP.Optional.WirelessNetworkTool can be downloaded from their website:
but some users report the application to be installed by bundlers.
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.WirelessNetworkTool without further user interaction.
A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com-Log Details- Scan Date: 5/7/21 Scan Time: 9:17 AM Log File: 49c08f02-af04-11eb-ac6d-080027235d76.json
-Software Information- Version: 4.3.0.98 Components Version: 1.0.1273 Update Package Version: 1.0.40194 License: Premium
-System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {username}-PC\{username}
-Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 234154 Threats Detected: 4 Threats Quarantined: 4 Time Elapsed: 2 min, 45 sec
-Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Disabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect
-Scan Details- Process: 1 PUP.Optional.WirelessNetworkTool, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\NIRSOFT\WIRELESSNETVIEW\WIRELESSNETVIEW.EXE, Quarantined, 16830, 299476, , , , , 71BDA7EEA00C51262AE0533F4D5B9031, 637175BEDFE6852886341E15C4D48241D7A58083A45272DF0AAC35469C653F6F
Module: 1 PUP.Optional.WirelessNetworkTool, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\NIRSOFT\WIRELESSNETVIEW\WIRELESSNETVIEW.EXE, Quarantined, 16830, 299476, , , , , 71BDA7EEA00C51262AE0533F4D5B9031, 637175BEDFE6852886341E15C4D48241D7A58083A45272DF0AAC35469C653F6F
Registry Key: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Registry Value: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Folder: 0 (No malicious items detected)
File: 2 PUP.Optional.WirelessNetworkTool, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\NIRSOFT\WIRELESSNETVIEW\WIRELESSNETVIEW.EXE, Quarantined, 16830, 299476, 1.0.40194, , ame, , 71BDA7EEA00C51262AE0533F4D5B9031, 637175BEDFE6852886341E15C4D48241D7A58083A45272DF0AAC35469C653F6F PUP.Optional.WirelessNetworkTool, C:\USERS\{username}\DESKTOP\WIRELESSNETVIEW_SETUP.EXE, Quarantined, 16830, 299476, 1.0.40194, , ame, , 6B9E4A1C4051BF002865CC24619F3695, 33679EF67FC0D30EE5462FE1A4F1401B6A822A355719BABB018A49B75EDBE764
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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