Charlessyoungiii

I have stopped all references to Chrome in taskmanager / all users. I can / have removed the two references to "conduit" in the preferences file and run Malwarebytes and there is no malware found and then if I run Chrome again the references to conduit in preferences return. I used to run version 1.7 (?) and never found this problem but when my installation on WIN 8.1 was updated to Malwarebytes 2.0.1 it found this potential "PUP" and will remove it but Chrome keeps putting it back. I just updated one of my WIN 7 machines and the same thing is happening there as well.

If I use Google CHROME on my Dell Inspiron 17R runnning Win 8.1 the daily Malware AntiMalware scan reports on two "PUP.Optional.Conduit.A" instances: " Malwarebytes Anti-Malwarewww.malwarebytes.org Scan Date: 4/21/2014Scan Time: 9:13:56 AMLogfile: Administrator: Yes Version: 2.00.1.1004Malware Database: v2014.04.21.03Rootkit Database: v2014.03.27.01License: PremiumMalware Protection: EnabledMalicious Website Protection: EnabledChameleon: Disabled OS: Windows 8.1CPU: x64File System: NTFSUser: chuck3 Scan Type: Threat ScanResult: CompletedObjects Scanned: 307489Time Elapsed: 5 hr, 11 min, 55 sec Memory: EnabledStartup: EnabledFilesystem: EnabledArchives: EnabledRootkits: DisabledShuriken: EnabledPUP: WarnPUM: Enabled Processes: 0(No malicious items detected) Modules: 0(No malicious items detected) Registry Keys: 0(No malicious items detected) Registry Values: 0(No malicious items detected) Registry Data: 0(No malicious items detected) Folders: 0(No malicious items detected) Files: 2PUP.Optional.Conduit.A, C:\Users\chuck3\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences, Good: (), Bad: ( "homepage": "http://search.conduit.com/?gd=&ctid=CT3321972&octid=EB_ORIGINAL_CTID&ISID=ISID_ID&SearchSource=55&CUI=&UM=5&UP=SP7F6038CF-2DE8-4DB4-A8BA-CBD031EBFB48&SSPV=",), Replaced,[a94ede4e42391125393b70e5788cd42c]PUP.Optional.Conduit.A, C:\Users\chuck3\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences, Good: (), Bad: ( "startup_urls": [ "http://search.conduit.com/?gd=&ctid=CT3321972&octid=EB_ORIGINAL_CTID&ISID=ISID_ID&SearchSource=55&CUI=&UM=5&UP=SP7F6038CF-2DE8-4DB4-A8BA-CBD031EBFB48&SSPV=" ],), Replaced,[e017ef3d7a0166d0089efb5a39cbe61a] Physical Sectors: 0(No malicious items detected) (end)"Are these real malware? I realise that Conduit is known malware but if I have it, it must be hiding very well. I quarantine them every time they show up, but if I use Google Chrome again they recur. Does anyone know how I can clear these permanently?