Tinarose Posted September 11, 2017 ID:1162431 Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) Hi A little earlier today I turned on my sons Windows 7 Desktop to do a few updates. He works away a lot no, so the computer isn't used as much anymore. It hadn't been turned on for about 8 days. After booting up the computer and checking if there were any Windows Updates, I opened Malwarebytes FREE with the intention of checking if there were any updates for that. I got a bit of a shock. Because MB Free was scanning a full Threat Scan all by itself. I had not clicked for it to scan. At the end of the scan another shock. MB Free had found a list of PUPs. Now had I ran the scan myself and had the computer been getting used much by my son, I probably would have clicked to Quarantine. But because I can't understand how MB Free was scanning in the first place. Plus the fact that our computers have never had any problems with malware before. Gut instinct told me to click - Cancel Now I really don't know if I've done the right thing or not This is what MB Free found with the scan I never initiated... Please can someone give me some advice! Is this a False Positive or Real? And how did MB Free start a scan all by itself? Thanks In Advance! Edited September 11, 2017 by Tinarose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted September 11, 2017 ID:1162433 Share Posted September 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, Tinarose said: But because I can't understand how MB Free was scanning in the first place. A monthly free scan was added to MB free. I would just quarantine those items. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telos Posted September 11, 2017 ID:1162434 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Likely real. These appear to be search redirectors that probably lead to adware sites. In many cases, these are just nuisance sites, but their reputation is not good, and they may harbor malvertising links. MBAM did what it should. If you don't recognize them as intentionally installed tools, these should be removed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinarose Posted September 11, 2017 Author ID:1162443 Share Posted September 11, 2017 What do I do? Do I just run the scan again? But this time I quarantine them? All I recognise is the words Internet Explorer And that's why I thought it was a False Positive. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted September 11, 2017 ID:1162446 Share Posted September 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, Tinarose said: What do I do? Do I just run the scan again? But this time I quarantine them? All I recognise is the words Internet Explorer And that's why I thought it was a False Positive. Thanks! Yes, Please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitchyrichy Posted September 11, 2017 ID:1162538 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Definitely real. I have found and removed search scopes several times. It has to do with modifying your web browser searches. I highly recommend removing the pesky thing lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lock Posted September 11, 2017 ID:1162580 Share Posted September 11, 2017 7 hours ago, Porthos said: A monthly free scan was added to MB free Has anywhere been mentioned this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted September 11, 2017 ID:1162587 Share Posted September 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, lock said: Has anywhere been mentioned this? I don't know about an official notification someplace, but it has been mentioned in other topics within the forum... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted September 11, 2017 ID:1162598 Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Firefox said: I don't know about an official notification someplace, but it has been mentioned in other topics within the forum... Quote Performance/protective capability Multiple enhancements result in reduction of memory usage Faster load time and responsiveness of third-party applications Improved performance of Web Protection Faster Malwarebytes 3 program startup time and responsiveness of user interface New detection and protection layer with machine learning based anomaly detection (to be deployed gradually even if it shows "enabled" under Settings) Improved Self-Protection by requiring escalated privileges to disable protections or deactivate a license Enhanced malware protection techniques and remediation capabilities Added an automatic monthly scheduled scan in Free mode 3.1 Changelog May 10, 2017 That is why the tray stays open in free mode. https://www.malwarebytes.com/support/releasehistory/ Edited September 11, 2017 by Porthos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted September 11, 2017 ID:1162601 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Aha... thanks @Porthos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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