Need more informations about PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker

[L404err]

Hello to all! 

Following a scan I find the software PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker do you know if it is safe to remove and that will affect the profiles of Microsoft Edge? without loss of data (Favorite password)? 

 

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Dossier: 6
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\USERS\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\EDGE\USER DATA\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\USERS\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\EDGE\USER DATA\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\USERS\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\EDGE\USER DATA\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\USERS\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\EDGE\USER DATA\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\USERS\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\EDGE\USER DATA\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\USERS\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\EDGE\USER DATA\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB, 

Fichier: 20
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\000005.ldb, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\000069.log, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\000071.ldb, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\Virginie\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\CURRENT, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOCK,
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old,
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\MANIFEST-000001, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\000005.ldb,
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\000333.ldb, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\000335.log, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\000336.ldb, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\CURRENT, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOCK, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1\Sync Data\LevelDB\MANIFEST-000001, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\USERS\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\EDGE\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\USERS\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\EDGE\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, 
PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker, C:\USERS\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\EDGE\USER DATA\Default\Web Data, A

 

 

[1PW]

Hello @L404err and :

While you are waiting for the next qualified/approved malware removal expert helper to weigh in on your topic, and even though you may have run the following Malwarebytes utility, or its subsets, please carefully follow these instructions:

1. Download the Malwarebytes Support Tool.
2. In your Downloads folder, open the mb-support-x.x.x.xxx.exe file.
3. In the User Account Control (UAC) pop-up window, click Yes to continue the installation.
4. Run the MBST Support Tool.
5. In the left navigation pane of the Malwarebytes Support Tool, click Advanced.
6. In the Advanced Options, click only Gather Logs. A status diagram displays the tool is Getting logs from your computer.
7. A zip file named mbst-grab-results.zip will be saved to the Public desktop, please attach that file in your next reply to this topic. Please do NOT copy and paste.

For the short time between when you post the diagnostic logs, and when your helper weighs in, please take no further self-directed remedial actions that will invalidate the diagnostic logs you will have sent.

Thank you.

[Maurice Naggar]

Hello @L404err
My name is Maurice. I will guide you. Do get the support-tool report and attach.
You are encouraged to have Malwarebytes remove all lines that it has flagged. It will not affect your profile. It will not affect any saved passwords.
Go ahead and do as written and shown below so that all flagged items are removed.
 

Launch Malwarebytes. Next click the blue button marked Scan.

When the scan phase is done, be real sure you Review and have all detected lines items check-marked on each line on the left. That too is very critical.

>>>>>>      👉      You can actually click the topmost left  check-box  on the very top line to get ALL lines  ticked   ( all selected).         <<<<     💢

 

Please double verify you have that TOP  check-box tick marked.   and that then, all lines have a tick-mark

 

Then click on Quarantine  button.

 

Then, locate the Scan run report;  export out a copy;  & then attach in with your  reply.
See https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038479194-View-Reports-and-History-in-Malwarebytes-for-Windows-v4

😉

Edited February 24 by Maurice Naggar

[Maurice Naggar]

Glad we could help.

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