PUP.Optional.Blaze information

The PUP.Optional.Blaze is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What PUP.Optional.Blaze virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Presents an Authenticode digital signature

How to determine PUP.Optional.Blaze?


File Info:
name: 8AAD7B46B8BCCDE91FE1.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/0d4738464888a0888390b80d9c5bc80fad6a8ea13dd3345d5b71fa18127526a9
crc32: FB5FE599
md5: 8aad7b46b8bccde91fe18c82e817cb0f
sha1: 5668795b3153d1c3cc5c080070173965809668af
sha256: 0d4738464888a0888390b80d9c5bc80fad6a8ea13dd3345d5b71fa18127526a9
sha512: 21baae88ca672d2baad4a6d39e2b591ffb1198cebc6bb74c7480a3a9184387bb002f62489b02db99b7a1da7808c2e65718e9e808e709d2d7b2b023d386552cce
ssdeep: 384:PLG/dIN+shh34hZkZsHLgq5qiRjkZsHLYXChi:PKFIN+q34hr9l7aChi
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T12923737097E41909F7F33B3078B88A2E49377D81A9B4F75A124190788970B11A9ADF3F
sha3_384: d6c71c6f12e18a5c6b32cc32538dfed47c21d00735d3f4694cc26f68eeb147cf14471b190979be15ddbc0024a5b06b36
ep_bytes: 558bec837d0c017509ff7508ff150030
timestamp: 2021-09-06 01:00:30

Version Info:
CompanyName: Blaze Media LLC.
FileDescription: BlazeMedia Update Resource DLL
FileVersion: 1.3.105.0
InternalName: BlazeMedia Update Resource DLL
OriginalFilename: goopdateres_it.dll
ProductName: BlazeMedia Update
ProductVersion: 1.3.105.0
LanguageId: it
PrivateBuild: 
Translation: 0x0410 0x04e4

PUP.Optional.Blaze also known as:

Lionic	Adware.Win32.SecureBrowser.2!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Adware.GenericKD.61008330
FireEye	Adware.GenericKD.61008330
Skyhigh	Artemis!PUP
ALYac	Adware.GenericKD.61008330
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Adware.BrowserAssistant.Win32.977
Alibaba	AdWare:Win32/BlazeMedia.f75fe73b
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Adware.BrowserAssistant.T
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.OLE2.SecureBrowser.gen
BitDefender	Adware.GenericKD.61008330
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Crypt
Avast	Win32:UnwantedSig [PUP]
Sophos	Blaze Media (PUA)
VIPRE	Adware.GenericKD.61008330
Emsisoft	Adware.GenericKD.61008330 (B)
GData	Adware.GenericKD.61008330
Jiangmin	AdWare.OLE2.bd
Google	Detected
Arcabit	Adware.Generic.D3A2E9CA
ViRobot	Adware.Securebrowser.49696
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.OLE2.SecureBrowser.gen
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Puamson.A!ac
Varist	W32/ABRisk.BOIF-0064
McAfee	Artemis!8AAD7B46B8BC
MAX	malware (ai score=68)
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.Blaze
Panda	PUP/SecureBrowser
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H07CQ22
Ikarus	PUA.BlazeMedia
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.140812065.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/BlazeMedia
AVG	Win32:UnwantedSig [PUP]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove PUP.Optional.Blaze?

PUP.Optional.Blaze removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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