PUP.Rocketfuel

Posted: March 18, 2014

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Ranking:	4,162
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	4,331

First Seen:	March 18, 2014
Last Seen:	October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

PUP.Rocketfuel is one of many browser hijackers invested in redirecting your browser to unwanted websites, although PUP.Rocketfuel disguises itself as a humble add-on that is marketed as a benign product. As a member of the Conduit family, PUP.Rocketfuel will not redirect you to compromised sites deliberately, but sites associated with Conduit add-ons aren't known for their strict security or relevant search results, and malware experts recommend avoiding contact with them. Since many PC users have issues with removing PUP.Rocketfuel easily, you shouldn't hesitate in using appropriate anti-malware and anti-adware tools to uninstall PUP.Rocketfuel and any associated, equally unwanted programs from your computer.

PUP.Rocketfuel: the Fuel for a Non-Consensual Trip

PUP.Rocketfuel's name might imply that PUP.Rocketfuel can provide easy ways to get to your online destinations faster than usual, but, as a browser hijacker, PUP.Rocketfuel is more of a kidnapper than a browser upgrade. A confirmed member of the Conduit family of browser hijackers, PUP.Rocketfuel is noted for modifying your search settings to redirect you to Conduit.com and affiliated websites. These websites haven't been classified as overtly harmful or corrupted in nature but still may be inadvertent security threats to your computer.

Malware researchers have had more than a little time to delve into the Conduit family of search hijackers at length, and PUP.Rocketfuel seems to be a fairly standard example of that family. PUP.Rocketfuel will be installed automatically, usually through an installation-bundling tool that includes other 'free' software. Deleting PUP.Rocketfuel, either through your browser's add-on manager or through the Windows Control Panel, may prove to be unnecessarily challenging, as is the case with most Conduit software. Some of the other members of this long-lived and varied family include the ConnectSo Toolbar, the SuperFast PC Toolbar, the Nana10 Toolbar, the SparkleBox Toolbar, the Oscar Delta Toolbar and the Swirlz Toolbar.

Fueling Your Escape from PUP.Rocketfuel's Search Redirects

Although improper installations of PUP.Rocketfuel add-ons have been known to cause other issues, such as browser redirects to blank Web pages, PUP.Rocketfuel isn't categorized as a threat and doesn't seem to be capable of launching explicit attacks against your computer. However, as with all Potentially Unwanted Programs, malware researchers recommend removing PUP.Rocketfuel for the sake of your computer's long term safety. Being unable to control your own search engine, or other aspects of your browser's behavior, makes for a variety of security issues that easily could expose you to other PC threats, either intentionally or by accident.

To be certain of removing PUP.Rocketfuel and all setting changes caused by PUP.Rocketfuel, using PC security software with good capabilities against unwanted software is suggested. PUP.Rocketfuel is not a high-level threat, and shouldn't require any additional steps beyond scanning your computer to detect and delete PUP.Rocketfuel. If you experience other symptoms or problems with deleting PUP.Rocketfuel, your PC may be compromised by other threatening or unwanted software, which may require additional steps to be taken – assuming that you don't want your PC to become a 'Conduit' to ill-minded persons.

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The following URL's were detected:

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