Guide | How To How to know if a download contains PUP's

[donetao]

am i to understand that applications with .msi instead of .exe contain p.u.p.s

I'm not going to say is always true. I'm just saying I wouldn't down load the program if it wants to add any thing more that just the software that you want. It has been my experience that down loaded programs with.exe after the program are the ones I trust.
I help seniors down load programs and I always search for the author of the program and not use another down load sites like CNET and others that use down load managers!

 

[donetao]

I know I'm driving this into the ground, but I want to save members from PUP's
Here's a bad down load!! See How much more has been added!

Here's a good down load!!

 

[Callender]

It contains the installer for Open Candy as shown by scanning the download link. If further proof is required I downloaded the file and scanned it. If I run the installer it will install cleanly on my machine but other users will find that Open Candy has been installed.

If you noticed the first screenshot clearly shows a scan of the download link from the Author's Site.

You know that you have to run the installer to become infected - right? Not just simply download the file!:

 

[donetao]

Hi ! Very nice reply Callender!!
Thank you. I'm sure this will help MT members.

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

Man, oh man!! "Msi, Cbsi, & Open Candy".
Something (I call it memory ) tells me this cat has seen these PUPs before.
Even if they're gone now, as I am hoping, it still leaves my skin crawling similarly to those ants that were doing their dance on my arms after unexpectedly leaving the party they were having on the outside trash barrel when I took out the trash yesterday!

 

[الشمس]

Hi ! Very nice reply Calender!!

l.m.a.o. callender donetao not calender

 

[الشمس]

Man, oh man!! "Msi, Cbsi, & Open Candy".
Something (I call it memory ) tells me this cat has seen these PUPs before.

just yesterday i got a compaq presario with some crap called web cake 3.0...freaking adware with a version #

anyways...good old adwcleaner helped me get rid of it

 

[donetao]

l.m.a.o. callender donetao not calender

Noted and corrected with edit. Yup old AdwCleaner gets it done! I hate those PUP's and hope we've helped some members avoid or at least get rid of them with AdwCleaner.

 

[الشمس]

hope we've helped some members avoid or at least get rid of them with AdwCleaner.

amen

 

[Kent]

It contains the installer for Open Candy as shown by scanning the download link. If further proof is required I downloaded the file and scanned it. If I run the installer it will install cleanly on my machine but other users will find that Open Candy has been installed.

If you noticed the first screenshot clearly shows a scan of the download link from the Author's Site.

You know that you have to run the installer to become infected - right? Not just simply download the file!: View attachment 20825

Please give the link to VirusTotal Scanner

 

[Callender]

Here it is: http://securityxploded.com/virus-total-scanner.php

Once installed there's a right click context menu entry when you right click a file.

Or you could use VT's own uploader but I don't use it myself:

https://www.virustotal.com/en/documentation/desktop-applications/windows-upload