davidf Posted December 2, 2016 ID:1076521 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I got the following report this evening after malwarebytes autoscanned after booting PUP.Optional.IoloSC, HKU\S-1-5-21-1670381165-2277342764-3273756976-1000\SOFTWARE\IOLO\System Mechanic, , [d4bed80a6832c5717efc6f2f4eb2946c], System Mechanic is a valid program afaik which I've used for a long time from Iolo Labs so I'm not sure what to do at present I've attached the log malwarebytes.txt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff shadowwar Posted December 2, 2016 Staff ID:1076543 Share Posted December 2, 2016 This is a correct Detection. Being it is pup optional and you use it it can be added to the ignore list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidf Posted December 2, 2016 Author ID:1076559 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Thank you for your response but I don't quite understand how it's classified as a PUP. System Mechanic is a program paid for by subscription, not a piece of adware bundled with dodgy freeware. I'm not questioning that it's a valid detection but "why" it is. I've used it for some while now and it has been very useful for system maintenance but if it is dangerous I'll remove it immediately. Many thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidf Posted December 3, 2016 Author ID:1076628 Share Posted December 3, 2016 The above question is rather academic now as I've removed System Mechanic and replaced it with CCleaner which is much better, but I am curious as to why System Mechanic is considered a PUP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff shadowwar Posted December 3, 2016 Staff ID:1076635 Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) This topic and links inside it should clarify it. Edited December 3, 2016 by shadowwar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal-mutt1 Posted December 4, 2016 ID:1076888 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Thanks. I needed a clear and defiant answer about this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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