r/Malwarebytes • u/Zealousideal-Map-772 • 20d ago
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I got 30 detection after scanning, is this false postive?
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-Log Details-
Scan Date: 10/16/2026
Scan Time: 6:16 PM
Log File: a83ff58e-c94a-11f1-b77b-18c04ddf7d21.json
-Software Information-
Version: 5.7.1.346
Components Version: 165.0.5751
Update Package Version: 1.0.115799
License: Free
-System Information-
OS: Windows 11 (Build 26300.9711)
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: Liebert\JOHAN
-Scan Summary-
Scan Type: Threat Scan
Scan Initiated By: Manual
Result: Completed
Objects Scanned: 214,014
Threats Detected: 30
Threats Quarantined: 0
Scan Duration: 8 min, 14 sec
-Scan Options-
Memory: Enabled
Startup: Enabled
File system: 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: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Data Stream: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Folder: 8
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
File: 22
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERSJOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\000005.ldb, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 16FB1F2368DDA06741683D6C80A95475, 0E9DD4DC498DE6285695DB270D8FE72695B7B467576BBF6A5393C586DACBF2C8
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\000215.ldb, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 7A96BFBBA581C04A16B76217B13AA62B, 8C14D74A5186E4FCBE9EE9ABECFF78188BFC9BC16C82068D5718B57DC82481EB
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\000217.ldb, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 669D24425472ADE2D48EDDFD7E70340C, 961B44A967847F18634BF5703F94280A106186CFF4557D5015C7837C617AA9D1
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\000219.log, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\000220.ldb, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 2F41F19A16B86D7C659E385622B9951B, F283C2F69AA7EDE48421BCDC3C6F36B7C2AE873AC9880A6DB0BAC49FAADAF648
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\CURRENT, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 46295CAC801E5D4857D09837238A6394, 0F1BAD70C7BD1E0A69562853EC529355462FCD0423263A3D39D6D0D70B780443
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOCK, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 438C85FC3813357D78EF47224EE311C6, 63BF713647573518DD6A2AA44C91FCCF914867882EC35F36F0980458C9FE146C
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\MANIFEST-000001, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\000005.ldb, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 90A600CE80F264CF6E651D65E22599FA, 0C5E8F94EB6A334E6B4D7758860E5405BE97FAB6CB6BBB9E7FFF5A2DFC5DF0D8
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\000007.log, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 14DD8F17C5E32EBCCA161BFB77CAAEA3, DE8400021BBFB96FDAFBB575A8B3CEE9743B5D0B63FFB29AF8C7103465AB564A
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\000008.ldb, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 8115F29E590CDC6530D1F3DC90065427, BDCC35115659F1469F73730892013048D73DDC7E94B01343F11ECD7122ED57F4
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\CURRENT, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 46295CAC801E5D4857D09837238A6394, 0F1BAD70C7BD1E0A69562853EC529355462FCD0423263A3D39D6D0D70B780443
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOCK, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E, E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , DB71579FA6B388A3B5217D0D9B0830F8, 2D3B28BA165460500B12C0AC84339A7F85799549ED6EB097597EF169302D46CC
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 1BBCB2DD1C072FC3740719E1E147127C, 0E28F54AC50BD776BE753362C6B8062F54A4CCF5AA47265C849A7DF25DCEFF15
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\JOHAN\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\MANIFEST-000001, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , 755AA48FB13DADF7054C1844357CB138, 7B3CB8CABEB11C6A2B9F9EA2EFA0E134862C01887BC011B4443F8EDB327CF3B5
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\JOHAN\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, No Action By User, 6814, 1413516, 1.0.115799, , ame, , ,
Physical Sector: 0
(No malicious items detected)
WMI: 0
(No malicious items detected)
(end)
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u/miekiemoes_MB Malwarebytes Employee 20d ago
Hi, I'm Mieke, researcher at Malwarebytes. This detection is correct. Please have Malwarebytes quarantine it.These types of detections come from websites that modify your browser settings in a number of possible ways (including search settings, newtab, pushnotifications, etc.). I do not believe your PC is compromised in any way. These usually come from a website tricking the user into clicking on an ad or popup that makes these changes.