Categories: PUA

Should I remove “PUP.Optional.DownloadHelper”?

The PUP.Optional.DownloadHelper 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.DownloadHelper virus can do?

Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Crashed cuckoomon during analysis. Report this error to the Github repo.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine PUP.Optional.DownloadHelper?


File Info:
crc32: 9B0EF213md5: 0721717c6e57aa659fbdf534ce0ebc72name: 0721717C6E57AA659FBDF534CE0EBC72.mlwsha1: 83ed45524598cb69ccc3da95d463a5b28bb7d8ffsha256: f91f9524f799b7133be927b3c44a933efd918b3c0463e96380ce020128052540sha512: 5710adcc33e98a696e7994528d643acbca0918f7b07dbaeb4ca7ae1c4fb3055606876a0957dd49ee752e7f172422f3b1b997b78944e0a277fb723772a358562assdeep: 49152:kCuOhUS769rZ87y6WJFZ9BWTqyi05V4cOEKY:kC5FT7y6ED9BW/Qc/KYtype: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PUP.Optional.DownloadHelper also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware1
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Zadved.165
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.95471
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Wacapew
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.95471
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent
Sangfor	Malware
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004cd71c1 )
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.95471
K7GW	Trojan ( 004cd71c1 )
Cybereason	malicious.c6e57a
Cyren	W32/Downware.G.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Downloader
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Agent-1332264
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.ebsr
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.DownloadHelper.dwzbcg
AegisLab	Riskware.Win32.Agent.1!c
Rising	Malware.Dlhelper!8.E98A (TFE:5:ZW9b35Jy7TI)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.95471
Emsisoft	Application.AdLoad (A)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen2
Zillya	Downloader.DownloadHelperCRTD.Win32.5617
McAfee-GW-Edition	PUP-XIQ-UW
FireEye	Generic.mg.0721717c6e57aa65
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	not-a-virus:Downloader.Agent
Jiangmin	Downloader.Agent.ht
Avira	TR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen2
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.DownloadHelper
Microsoft	SoftwareBundler:Win32/Dlhelper
Arcabit	Trojan.Application.Strictor.D174EF
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.ebsr
GData	Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.95471
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.Agent.C979922
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	PUP-XIQ-UW
MAX	malware (ai score=78)
VBA32	Malware-Cryptor.TDSS
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.DownloadHelper
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.DTYF
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b2f9f7
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!yBkapr7sgW0
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE – Adware
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Fortinet	W32/Generic.AP.1D826!tr
AVG	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Qihoo-360	Win32/Virus.Downloader.e74