Windows Version Installer Pop-Up

Posted: November 3, 2014

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Ranking:	7,444
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	5,331

First Seen:	November 3, 2014
Last Seen:	October 12, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Windows Version Installer is an installation utility that may be associated with Potentially Unwanted Programs such as VUUPC (a remote desktop access tool). Malware experts have not seen evidence worthy of placing the Windows Version Installer in the category of threat. However, this program may be launched automatically, and products related to the Windows Version Installer may represent security risks for your computer. Ordinarily, you should consider running anti-adware scans to remove a Windows Version Installer as soon as possible after you see its pop-up requests.

What to do When Software Tries to Install Itself

While its name and general EULA could lead some PC users to assume that the Windows Version Installer is a Microsoft update, the Windows Version Installer is an installer utility particularly seen in attempts to distribute VUUPC automatically. While incidents observed by malware experts stopped short of using exploits to install the payload, most pop-ups for Windows Version Installers included inadequate information. Typically, they're distributed in bundles with other applications, particularly free software.

The VUUPC program that may be installed by a Windows Version Installer isn't threatening software, but, like the Windows Version Installer, bears the classification of a PUP. Other PUPs also may be installed simultaneously, including the Babylon Toolbar, Adlyrics and other browser add-ons with advertising features. While VUUPC and related products may offer some legitimate features to their users, they also display advertising content that malware researchers find frequent hazards to the safety or performance of the affected Web browser.

Installing the Software You Want – and nothing Else

Since its primary symptom is a pop-up installation request that continues to launch until VUUPC's successful installation, a Windows Version Installer rarely is difficult to identify. However, its association with multiple types of PUPs causes malware experts to encourage using automated anti-adware products for removing a Windows Version Installer. Normally, any automatically-recurring pop-ups for a Windows Version Installer may be related to the download or installation of other PUPs from unsafe sources, such as torrents.

Distribution campaigns for the Windows Version Installer are date to both 2013 and 2014. While English-speaking PC users sometimes are victims, current statistics indicate that the Windows Version Installer also may be distributed heavily in Russia. However, no matter what nation you live in, exercising strong caution over your browser's security and avoiding downloads from potentially risky sources should give your PC the most important protection from a Windows Version Installer. In other cases, anti-adware and anti-malware products used to scan suspicious files should be able to identify the Windows Version Installer or other, similarly disreputable bundle programs.

Like the products the Windows Version Installer distributed, the Windows Version Installer is compatible with most versions of Windows, but malware experts have yet to see if the Windows Version Installer pop-ups affect other OSes.

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The following URL's were detected:

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