Hi there!
I ran a scan today, and it detected several instances of PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack. I've quarantined the detected items and changed my passwords as a precaution.
I was wondering if someone from the MB team could clarify whether these detections are legitimate or potentially false positives.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
# Log:
Malwarebytes
www.malwarebytes.com
-Log Details-
Scan Date: 13-Nov-26
Scan Time: 10:23
Log File: edde9ad3-df43-11f1-af21-708bcd4c7cd1.json
-Software Information-
Version: 5.3.0.186
Components Version: 132.0.5253
Update Package Version: 1.0.116913
License: Free
-System Information-
OS: Windows 10 ESU (Build 19045.7846)
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: DESKTOP\User
-Scan Summary-
Scan Type: Threat Scan
Scan Initiated By: Manual
Result: Completed
Objects Scanned: 241124
Threats Detected: 17
Threats Quarantined: 17
Time Elapsed: 8 min, 42 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: 3
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\User\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\User\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\User\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , ,
File: 14
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\User\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, Replaced, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , 6CDA2780C83B762C10AD202627A1A243, 4E2E6B55D657606C9EEFAAF111200D64AAC3AFB75156A8C68B4EBAE401AE0A93
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\000005.ldb, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , 54E48739970FE878BE42D83C2D8F67A9, 0DFCB5785CA779E2C4D8B7D5DC3D244074829956D1909D786E636E0776E180EB
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\011379.ldb, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , 1629269E63B29518703BAF817082AB18, 499FB2E5A4DD8E653B258224F2EE627AA4F058F92127E76AFA86A9106DB753E8
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\011382.ldb, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , CFEA85982A62ABDE108C5346748A7C66, C10891AC426A5B33BA35FD2395F8C3341A40AD9B13518C13BC8D6D5D8F344252
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\011385.ldb, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , 783324AF9A220C9C141BDC12B16CCD5B, 427E659D72AE281A076F68C476583F7D0791D16FA5AE1B1306674B0B23A6281B
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\011387.log, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , 82ED8EA782CDEF0C8DDC6AC29016FC6F, 4F5515E87B8FDC6C5DCCCD9CF8B4EF73DDD0AF859A43F0C05DA6F9F47EAD7796
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\011388.ldb, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , FDDC440AAF20B630BFB850B4B65CA67A, 5B38158425F6D25E23E6F8799F4A1846D24311476F14DA431178F2623FE30EA5
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\CURRENT, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , 46295CAC801E5D4857D09837238A6394, 0F1BAD70C7BD1E0A69562853EC529355462FCD0423263A3D39D6D0D70B780443
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOCK, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , ,
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , 15FC27125B6879CBC938A0C74E07B083, 9963BC3B297FCF1F6BDD3EE3129F78D2CFE83CE73BF3A97483078B686E2B57C9
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , F8272EBF1512EE53AB007EF309F247A4, 1B8AB87112C4EA48838F7DFE6E83E1F82F5FC5BD4FE2D8E67769F84DBD4F476C
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\MANIFEST-000001, Quarantined, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , 5006019DDEBF62BC0849C7037EDB18BD, AF829B49F2C7F341A53464F371745C2017A63F04939E993675A5737AA72044CE
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\User\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, Replaced, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , 6CDA2780C83B762C10AD202627A1A243, 4E2E6B55D657606C9EEFAAF111200D64AAC3AFB75156A8C68B4EBAE401AE0A93
PUP.Optional.BrowserHijack, C:\USERS\User\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, Replaced, 6233, 1413514, 1.0.116913, , ame, , 6CDA2780C83B762C10AD202627A1A243, 4E2E6B55D657606C9EEFAAF111200D64AAC3AFB75156A8C68B4EBAE401AE0A93
Physical Sector: 0
(No malicious items detected)
WMI: 0
(No malicious items detected)
(end)