UPCleaner
Posted: July 13, 2015
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
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: | 14,669 |
|---|---|
| Threat Level: | 1/10 |
| Infected PCs: | 67,092 |
| First Seen: | July 13, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Last Seen: | February 11, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
UPCleaner by Brotsoft Technology is a fake system optimization utility that the experts suggest you avoid. UPCleaner is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) for two reasons. First, UPCleaner may not be able to improve the performance of your system. Second, UPCleaner may fill your Web clients with many suspicious commercial materials, which may cause an array of problems. The developer of UPCleaner may rely on the misleading bundling method for its distribution. You may install the PUP when you load freeware bundles unwittingly. You should never trust questionable platforms like the torrent trackers to prevent giving access to such dubious applications. You should invest some time, and conduct the setup process via the 'Advanced' menu. It may let you uncheck unwanted components of the bundle manually. Soon after its installation, UPCleaner may start showing you fabricated scan results. You will certainly notice frightening notifications about the security state of your PC. According to this PUP, your system may be in a terrible condition due to hundreds of Registry errors and junk files. You should not let this information disturb you because it is a lie. The purpose of this tactic is to make you click on the 'Fix Now' button. The official product page of UPCleaner claims that it is freeware, but this statement also doesn't correspond to the truth. Only the trial version is free of charge. If you attempt to fix the issues, which may not even exist in reality, you will be transferred to an online purchase page. You should not buy the full version of UPCleaner as it may be equally unreliable. During its presence in your system, this PUP also may generate intrusive pop-ups, banners, interstitial ads and other commercial materials. Some of them may try to manipulate you into downloading additional dubious applications. You should delete UPCleaner with a dedicated security solution to fix your Web clients and stop the bogus scan processes.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:C:\ProgramData\upcinst.exe
File name: upcinst.exeSize: 1.2 MB (1202560 bytes)
MD5: 89538f8f86e5315dff51e7ed59bed9f1
Detection count: 6,277
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\ProgramData\upcinst.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 9, 2023
F:\MASA ÜSTÜ ÇALIŞMALAR\masa üstü çalışmalar son 1\KISA YOLLAR\UPCleanerInst.exe
File name: UPCleanerInst.exeSize: 1.29 MB (1293824 bytes)
MD5: a341144b88ed0246c0817d0ee928ce49
Detection count: 91
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: F:\MASA ÜSTÜ ÇALIŞMALAR\masa üstü çalışmalar son 1\KISA YOLLAR\UPCleanerInst.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 15, 2024
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195\UG.exe
File name: UG.exeSize: 490.48 KB (490488 bytes)
MD5: 2106a5603e8f984337c84c9ae63ac5e1
Detection count: 84
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 12, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195\UGCClean.exe
File name: UGCClean.exeSize: 81.6 KB (81608 bytes)
MD5: b06cd6a3b07644e2c34e6eaef8aec843
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 12, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195\UPKernel.sys
File name: UPKernel.sysSize: 39.28 KB (39288 bytes)
MD5: 76e362587ea0e8f48e88ec7ecec8b944
Detection count: 66
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 2, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195\UGProtect.sys
File name: UGProtect.sysSize: 45.56 KB (45560 bytes)
MD5: 71939153b565b662fd0c288b15c7f764
Detection count: 64
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 2, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195\UGKrnlDrv.sys
File name: UGKrnlDrv.sysSize: 77.81 KB (77816 bytes)
MD5: 11ab58f20823a0fe265ea5ea87f1a941
Detection count: 63
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 2, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195\UGBroMon.sys
File name: UGBroMon.sysSize: 48.88 KB (48888 bytes)
MD5: f7603e7465a01509a73c7d2dba06effd
Detection count: 62
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 2, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195\npf.sys
File name: npf.sysSize: 36.6 KB (36600 bytes)
MD5: 774009e61026d81f5e17b8af6586902a
Detection count: 61
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 2, 2016
C:\Program Files (x86)\upcleaner\1.6.3.17195\UGunInstall.exe
File name: UGunInstall.exeSize: 1.25 MB (1258432 bytes)
MD5: 0dc39520d650949ca8b21bfe32c8698c
Detection count: 56
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\upcleaner\1.6.3.17195\UGunInstall.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 12, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195\UGSoftMgr.exe
File name: UGSoftMgr.exeSize: 823.48 KB (823480 bytes)
MD5: d652287a4282ac11f6bf9e096b321aee
Detection count: 54
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 12, 2021
%TEMP%\nsk8009.tmp\upcleaner_0709--2f3a1cfc.exe
File name: upcleaner_0709--2f3a1cfc.exeSize: 119.16 KB (119168 bytes)
MD5: ef3e35a2bb10617d3f3ce06c947ba2ed
Detection count: 22
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\nsk8009.tmp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 27, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195\UGSvc.exe
File name: UGSvc.exeSize: 675.91 KB (675912 bytes)
MD5: 1c7933a564576f20e8602090c10a5c4b
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\UPCleaner\1.6.3.17195
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 2, 2016
%TEMP%\UPCleaner_51446.exe
File name: UPCleaner_51446.exeSize: 2.38 MB (2385408 bytes)
MD5: 10df8d9c95a0d82ac8ffec8507ae2898
Detection count: 3
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 27, 2016
More files
Registry Modifications
File name without pathUPCleaner.lnkRegexp file mask%APPDATA%\ultimate_pc_cleaner.exeHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\QGuan72564SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\BanUpdataT_RASAPI32SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_UGBROMONSYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_UGKRNLDRVSYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_UGPROTECTSYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\UGKrnlDrvSYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_UGBROMONSYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_UGKRNLDRVSYSTEM\ControlSet002\Enum\Root\LEGACY_UGPROTECTSYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\UGKrnlDrvSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_UGBROMONSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_UGKRNLDRVSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_UGPROTECTSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UGKrnlDrvHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}{FCB860B2-EA0A-45D7-BD1C-9D790AD36F12}
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