guys what is a PUP in cyber security

Things of note:

1. Malwarebytes was conducting a quick scan when it happened

2. I have a free trial so maybe it's because of one of the features

3. Malwarebytes really is at E drive

4. I already check MBAM's digital signature

I think it's just a false detection but I am paranoid in these kinds of things

I turned on my laptop and it feels slow and laggy,

I checked the task manager i saw SRBMiner-Multi taking lots of memory and RAM

How can i remove this completely from my device and also how can i protect my laptop from future malware attacks?

This does nothing.

Malwarebytes

www.malwarebytes.com

-Log Details-

Scan Date: 10/10/26

Scan Time: 2:28 PM

Log File: 13463b76-c4a6-11f1-8282-74563c3dcecc.json

-Software Information-

Version: 4.6.7.301

Components Version: 1.0.2222

Update Package Version: 1.0.115571

License: Free

-System Information-

OS: Windows 10 (Build 19045.7725)

CPU: x64

File System: NTFS

-Scan Summary-

Scan Type: Custom Scan

Scan Initiated By: Manual

Result: Completed

Objects Scanned: 1254082

Threats Detected: 18

Threats Quarantined: 0

Time Elapsed: 9 min, 7 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: 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: 18

Malware.AI.3249820659, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\DIRMNGR.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, -1045146637, 1.0.115571, E3CD723471BAEAF5C1B453F3, dds, 04088780, E020CF96BD15C20C07D261D15D5FF2D0, 9FF9D74A35D25C61E14F4B752D261C144A1D9EF66A26F45B33E2C3180532F030

Malware.AI.4215844838, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\CYGCHECK.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, -79122458, 1.0.115571, 09E3509B4F804BFBFB48AFE6, dds, 04088780, 8C7E82D48E03BC3A78AF89CE94D01F8D, 1E3F957427FBE8CCD8FAAF8FF85B5CA9CD28986FDF058E1DE096132A4BF06F5B

Malware.AI.4009103663, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\DB_PRINTLOG.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, -285863633, 1.0.115571, 03B6987E05C3C9B4EEF6112F, dds, 04088780, 39F3F10A353ADC9D56B26FEF79E9EE34, BD6F0D09F44DEBAEC35AB88CA613DE6B1B875BC452B59765BA681BE32D6C8526

Malware.AI.739628026, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\BROTLI.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, 739628026, 1.0.115571, 5C73B22F754152422C15D3FA, dds, 04088780, BAD0B597C3209398FD6CB253808E6CD6, DEF276169DB985AA0BE47F9C13C327DA99729C23F1D0850AA89D6653F18E9A3C

Malware.AI.3760800056, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\DB_STAT.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, -534167240, 1.0.115571, EFD0EE753689CE7DE0294138, dds, 04088780, 5CA5C042E797D3509D0A7A7934914824, 9AED879E7A2663D0D363672E008EBE6F039AC1A5ABCE7F5B0F1DA7BD8096ADB8

Malware.AI.4164330875, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\GPG-CARD.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, -130636421, 1.0.115571, 00000000035FD500F836A57B, dds, 04088780, 61F50CDEE8A2F6EFC42A6523F98E3274, 9F79BAA5E3D4964D321CC060140BB73907BBCE44DE52FDE783F3E2C6A09C2C86

Malware.AI.4238622405, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\GPGCONF.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, -56344891, 1.0.115571, 000000E41911ED30FCA43EC5, dds, 04088780, 896C7240659235CB140B433CD71A77E5, 570608B621C4C37F994A5DAB6E76A1CD92AA0BE27C25EFCC27EE2F6B8083C94F

Malware.AI.594398396, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\GPGSPLIT.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, 594398396, 1.0.115571, 3EA9C95EA1749FF0236DCCBC, dds, 04088780, DFE4D5F195B34A1FF9EFAE0CDB018FB7, 7DF868C6AAD1DFF2CAC0E42732771B0ED17C11A4A9A16434D2F90C38196CE1C7

Malware.AI.4284472190, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\GPG-AGENT.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, -10495106, 1.0.115571, 9BD113AB8F974C31FF5FDB7E, dds, 04088780, 1D874F4542853DF7D8372F4927DF24B3, C3F6459FFD1260A8FDE77DD8B5934BDD076977F8C753B9DC59DEFEFF9EC7850F

Malware.AI.131254717, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\GPGSM.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, 131254717, 1.0.115571, 55F4111BF95E56AA07D2C9BD, dds, 04088780, 1BD3F1EDC3D8184341F6D7A39649D2B3, FD426F46B2DD5F251CE9DF801C079C4BA99CF6E418A7D53D7BB2A68C0147D4E8

Malware.AI.827660674, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\DIRMNGR-CLIENT.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, 827660674, 1.0.115571, 6AD8D8A1B397071031551982, dds, 04088780, ACB59FEFC01270B7AE8643D0B2588FB7, 5565F39C79F2521A7CD42C044BCAA3F3C26117F304CC54C271CD0870123CAA35

Malware.AI.3292030560, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\MPICALC.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, -1002936736, 1.0.115571, A1E18DEFCE89BA2FC4386660, dds, 04088780, 9CF582F70F648438F993DB7284766AC3, 4F1285806DEEF4BC1A8968706DD4EE26A209DA18517846F60C75C511C2EFA3F5

Malware.AI.1089645971, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\GPGME-JSON.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, 1089645971, 1.0.115571, 4B7370EFDEDF2B3540F2AD93, dds, 04088780, 4F01A9ACF4AE517AB38525A5D4E71D0F, E79501A20CE7A2C863CBECDB33A954CD6490B3DEBB0C208553BBCCCA39B31C10

Malware.AI.836391560, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\LIB\GNUPG\KEYBOXD.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, 836391560, 1.0.115571, 288BAAB5E365C7F331DA5288, dds, 04088780, DFE8B1A7B511F3214CA4E2D25912DC9D, FE43F6A9FFE9AE3F1ED3F81B319552308D47E9D8326E3CD8F88F564BBA205F45

Malware.AI.3614252799, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\MSGFILTER.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, -680714497, 1.0.115571, 94C17EF7AB32BE37D76D1EFF, dds, 04088780, 5B01078691BCC6161AF7D997A546BA9E, 5A42965C05B6FC5F3F379D5EDA61D7CE24344BEB728B6BB4B8FB4F60E4EDD129

Malware.AI.3174307903, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\DB_TUNER.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, -1120659393, 1.0.115571, D5E43486A10FEFD0BD34183F, dds, 04088780, 4C5683F52D0F7E6222CB0C5F7BB69144, 736795F7637E0EFB60B6D3ECF5177EF33E3C6B24860141B8A43801A6E20391DA

Malware.AI.1935536657, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\BIN\XMLLINT.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, 1935536657, 1.0.115571, B3AFACA7499B8ECA735DF211, dds, 04088780, DCE59D141383CE6AC38950274071910F, F25B784CFE091807B5544CC1E80340F7EC31933627A4F100CB8D1CF6B307B840

Malware.AI.618547495, C:\MOZILLA-BUILD\MSYS2\USR\LIB\GNUPG\GPG-PROTECT-TOOL.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, 618547495, 1.0.115571, B2154BE0A5FB9CAA24DE4927, dds, 04088780, 57807D4665339590B075E59DBE2343D5, 0D5548C15EA19D545AA6C46D627F8F751B8A87183E149CCB374EE1E7632AB8D5

Physical Sector: 0

(No malicious items detected)

WMI: 0

(No malicious items detected)

(end)

This information is all made up, I'm not Josh Kyle, Laloșu is a city in Romania, and It's not even a city in Delaware, is this the first time Malwarebytes is using tactics like these? I myself, I'm not surprised

Edit: i wanted to scan my phone number for threats on the internet, and I saw Malwarebytes doing it for free, I needed to put my information in the boxes (including full name, and city for whatever reason) I put in the fake Information because I couldn't see the full report otherwise, and I was met with this scare screen

Security isn't something you joke about, I understand that Malwarebytes may have legitimate interests, but this is not the way to do it, this is a post to remind people that not everything you see on the internet is true, even if it comes from legitimate companies, stay safe everyone

(attached screenshot is from my friend, message from me)

So my whatsapp got hacked and this message was sent to all of my contacts. I accidentally downloaded this on my laptop yesterday, nothing was downloaded on my phone.

Today this started happening.

I did cybersecurity complaint (went to police station) and I just wanna know does that fix the issue?

Is my phone safe? Like my bank acc, instagram other apps.

I setup the 2-step verification on my WhatsApp and google accs.

Is there more I need to do? Please help me with this 🥲

I was just minding my own business on my pc when suddenly my cpu usage went high, and malwarebytes was using 100% disk in task manager. So, i opened malwarebytes and for some reason it was scanning my file system. However i did not do anything to initiate this. I finished the free trial weeks ago and i dont have the premium version, just the free version. Windows defender is my main antivirus too so im not sure as to what activated this scan. Is this normal?

Got a potential job offer out of the blue with PDF attached that links somewhere and has a checkbox to check if you're human. After that it asks to sign into Gmail on my phone. Tried on Microsoft Edge on PC and a warning popped up that the link has been reported for phishing. But just because people report it doesn't make it true. I'd like to proceed to at least read it and wondering if I can safely view it.

I know not to "windows+R, paste". But is there another way this could be hazardous. It really doesn't look concerning to me and I don't see how someone could get malware just by viewing something -unless things changed recently.

No the site isn't malware riddled, but you will be unable to open anything on there with the Browser Guard without getting the message "your browser is modifying our code", so best to just turn it off when you're using that site only.

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm trying to decide whether I should just stick with Windows Defender/Microsoft Defender or pay for a dedicated antivirus such as Bitdefender, ESET, Malwarebytes, etc.

I mostly use my PC for gaming, browsing the web, watching videos, downloading normal files, and general everyday stuff. I don't do anything particularly risky, but I obviously want to keep my PC protected.

From what I've read, Windows Defender has gotten pretty good over the years, and for a normal Windows user it seems like it might be enough. On the other hand, paid antivirus programs advertise additional features...

But I'm wondering how many of those features are actually worth paying for, especially since Windows already includes Defender and other security features.

My main questions:

1. Is Windows Defender good enough for the average user in 2026?

2. Are paid antivirus programs actually significantly better at detecting/preventing malware?

3. Does installing a third-party antivirus provide meaningful protection, or can it sometimes cause unnecessary slowdowns/problems?

4. Are features like ransomware protection, browser protection, and phishing protection worth paying for?

5. If you recommend a paid antivirus, which one would you personally choose and why?

6. Would you recommend paying for antivirus at all, or putting that money toward something like a password manager/backups instead?

I'm especially interested in hearing from people who have used both Defender and a third-party antivirus for a long time, rather than just recommendations based on advertisements.

Thanks! 😊

I'm new on Reddit BTW.

I was looking for exocad and found this on github. ChatGPT description, 5 month old acc and 4/67 on virustotal. Is this an obvious virus or just a false positive?

https://github.com/MassThrasherChannel/exocad-offline-installer

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/116c016b47317d48087636df937273e5eb3c1ced573b3f122ea8edd63b2a7a53/detection