PUP.Software Version Updater
Posted: May 16, 2013
Threat Metric
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Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
| Ranking: | 1,938 |
|---|---|
| Threat Level: | 1/10 |
| Infected PCs: | 86,700 |
| First Seen: | May 16, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Last Seen: | October 17, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PUP.Software Version Updater is adware that gives PC users the 'opportunity' to install additional unwanted software along with their intended installations. PUP.Software Version Updater's installed programs consist of Potentially Unwanted Programs which, like itself, may use some negative features that are marketed as beneficial for your PC, such as adware pop-ups or a browser hijacker's search redirects. Currently, malware researchers don't classify PUP.Software Version Updater as very risky to your PC, but still suggest deleting PUP.Software Version Updater and any software installed by PUP.Software Version Updater. If necessary, you can use anti-malware tools to be certain that all components of PUP.Software Version Updater's installations truly are removed from your PC.
Knowing When to Turn Down an 'Update' Download
PUP.Software Version Updater offers a range of different third party applications from their 'partners.' PUP.Software Version Updater and its fellow installers are packaged together with unrelated software, themselves, making it simple to install PUP.Software Version Updater by accident, which will then encourage you to install further software of questionable value. Malware researchers previously have seen browser hijackers, adware, and Potentially Unwanted Programs being distributed through PUP.Software Version Updater, and generally recommend avoiding PUP.Software Version Updater along with any software associated with PUP.Software Version Updater.
One particular risk often associated with PUP.Software Version Updater is the danger of the installation process proceeding, even when you've declined. While this could be passed off as a simple coding mishap, its persistence and poor quality control with regards to their partners leads malware researchers to suspect that this 'mistake' may be an intentional attempt to use PUP.Software Version Updater and other PUPs to install unwanted software against your will.
A Version of Your PC that's not Loaded Down with PUPs
Web surfers who don't frequent unsafe download locations and use suitable security software to scan any potential file bundles before opening them will be in minimal danger from PUP.Software Version Updater, which should be detectable by most anti-malware products. However, deleting PUP.Software Version Updater or software installed by PUP.Software Version Updater may require resorting to dedicated anti-malware products.
Symptoms of any PUP.Software Version Updater's installations may be expected to vary. However, some symptoms are more likely than others, and malware researchers would recommend keeping a sharp eye out for browser-injected advertisements, search enengine redirects, homepage hijacks or other common methods of monetizing your PC as cheaply as possible.
Aliases
Technical Details
File System Modifications
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The following files were created in the system:%PROGRAMFILES%\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe
File name: BitTorrent.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: 49779b2ee7a76b73211fff6603c3637b
Detection count: 281
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\BitTorrent
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 11, 2016
%TEMP%\LC7O4PMST\Bundle_NationZoom.exe
File name: Bundle_NationZoom.exeSize: 187.31 KB (187313 bytes)
MD5: db9d491c24dd78edaaca05634fcb35fd
Detection count: 274
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\LC7O4PMST
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 20, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe
File name: BitTorrent.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: 7cac66ba2aff80f3775072286d8f3456
Detection count: 267
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\BitTorrent
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 11, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\ktip\ktip.exe
File name: ktip.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: a73e44a816e0ee6e0a75ebec40ffec9a
Detection count: 265
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\nplus\nplus.exe
File name: nplus.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: 20b23d50a4a4fdc2797b047ca1301ef9
Detection count: 237
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\nplus
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 11, 2016
C:\Windows\chromebrowser.exe
File name: chromebrowser.exeSize: 2.58 MB (2585561 bytes)
MD5: f66b4356b6d1d4a9f5e5f465c3419d80
Detection count: 201
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Windows\chromebrowser.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 23, 2021
%WINDIR%\chromebrowser.exe
File name: chromebrowser.exeSize: 2.7 MB (2703483 bytes)
MD5: 3900c77b775b7ef2992abd10c4362b33
Detection count: 124
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 30, 2016
C:\WINDOWS\chromebrowser.exe
File name: chromebrowser.exeSize: 2.69 MB (2696132 bytes)
MD5: 9bed48956859479c55acf5d4700ff024
Detection count: 112
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\WINDOWS\chromebrowser.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 25, 2022
%SystemDrive%\Program Files\ktip\ktip.exe
File name: ktip.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: 8d0b4d36b668ba05b73bd52f8d79b3cf
Detection count: 96
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\Program Files\ktip
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\ktip\ktip.exe
File name: ktip.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: 327116924f2a1e25dfcee14f9567bb2e
Detection count: 91
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\ktip\ktip.exe
File name: ktip.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: fce11348c26e07c16b9c5e23816c62f9
Detection count: 89
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2016
%SystemDrive%\Program Files\ktip\ktip.exe
File name: ktip.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: ead06b13d3305ff9db54943875c893b9
Detection count: 87
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\Program Files\ktip
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\ktip\ktip.exe
File name: ktip.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: 3a9a87e647858f71901eb766e4ff3eb7
Detection count: 77
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\ktip\ktip.exe
File name: ktip.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: fa86c30823d13176719bf8417a423fd9
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2016
%WINDIR%\chromebrowser.exe
File name: chromebrowser.exeSize: 2.38 MB (2387051 bytes)
MD5: 5ec93cec8ab25e62ffdba0d09a2879c4
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 12, 2020
%PROGRAMFILES%\ktip\ktip.exe
File name: ktip.exeSize: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes)
MD5: 71f4b94ca10d30decb60cf61084bc23b
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2016
C:\WINDOWS\chromebrowser.exe
File name: chromebrowser.exeSize: 2.72 MB (2724795 bytes)
MD5: f2ffcc521e0d4a18304344656280c8c3
Detection count: 56
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\WINDOWS\chromebrowser.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 27, 2022
%WINDIR%\chromebrowser.exe
File name: chromebrowser.exeSize: 2.67 MB (2678577 bytes)
MD5: 7154db3b323e85e8464d19cfa93a5fe0
Detection count: 47
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 30, 2016
%WINDIR%\chromebrowser.exe
File name: chromebrowser.exeSize: 2.38 MB (2387051 bytes)
MD5: e854600f3787bbba08f1930200d37f65
Detection count: 42
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 30, 2016
%WINDIR%\chromebrowser.exe
File name: chromebrowser.exeSize: 2.7 MB (2705852 bytes)
MD5: 40a6d636ba1613ee26351f7d7e083fad
Detection count: 42
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 30, 2016
%WINDIR%\chromebrowser.exe
File name: chromebrowser.exeSize: 2.57 MB (2578983 bytes)
MD5: 7972610f1239dd246e354f5c06374a59
Detection count: 37
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 12, 2020
%WINDIR%\chromebrowser.exe
File name: chromebrowser.exeSize: 2.69 MB (2698314 bytes)
MD5: 9011740ab523769edb5d1d7e62f57c15
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 30, 2016
%TEMP%\WindowsUpdateKB12695__7428_il29343_26.exe
File name: WindowsUpdateKB12695__7428_il29343_26.exeSize: 394.27 KB (394272 bytes)
MD5: 7b44d47fea832fdf334ebc8635207f5f
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 21, 2019
%TEMP%\windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il29343.exe
File name: windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il29343.exeSize: 6.03 MB (6034456 bytes)
MD5: f206b06cfa868f1e851ed24a71634a66
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 18, 2016
%TEMP%\windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il182584.exe
File name: windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il182584.exeSize: 5.74 MB (5743728 bytes)
MD5: 959fe6a926e56bbf418aa5e27e14986b
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 18, 2016
More files
Registry Modifications
CLSID{117270FA-48AC-45BB-9171-B63D1B42A910}{363BB65D-1747-4826-B445-1DA6244E2037}{67BD9EEB-AA06-4329-A940-D250019300C9}{9EDC0C90-2B5B-4512-953E-35767BAD5C67}{A0EE0278-2986-4E5A-884E-A3BF0357E476}{B0660298-91AA-421F-BF0D-BFF6BB8BF3AE}{BE29257C-C317-4DDF-B912-D76A146A04D6}Regexp file mask%PROGRAMFILES%\amztab\amztab.exe%PROGRAMFILES%\cmdidx\cmdidx.exe%PROGRAMFILES%\Controller\cohc.exe%PROGRAMFILES%\igfx32\igfx32.exe%PROGRAMFILES%\ktip\ktip.exe%PROGRAMFILES%\nplus\nplus.exe%WINDIR%\chromebrowser.exeHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{99C91FC5-DB5B-4AA0-BB70-5D89C5A4DF96}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{99C91FC5-DB5B-4AA0-BB70-5D89C5A4DF96}
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