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Title: PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
Post by: Hermie on August 17, 2013, 08:41:46 PM
Hi eveyone.
Found on another computer at C:\Program Files\RealArcade\Installer\bin\OCSetupHlp.dll
Detected by MBAM.
OS: Windows Vista.
Any suggestions what to do?

Best regards, Hermie
Title: Re: PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
Post by: Pondus on August 17, 2013, 08:48:04 PM
let Malwarebytes remove it.... it is adware crap

http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Adware%3AWin32%2FOpenCandy

Title: Re: PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
Post by: Para-Noid on August 17, 2013, 10:28:32 PM
MBAM found it on my laptop.  8)
Mine was in PrimoPDF converter.
Title: Re: PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
Post by: Hermie on August 18, 2013, 09:17:46 AM
Thanks for the replies.
The malware has been deleted by MBAM.

Best regards, Hermie
Title: Re: PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
Post by: Pondus on August 18, 2013, 09:22:48 AM
you may also run AdwCleaner to clear any crap from your browsers

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0     run and click delete/clean
you may post the log here



Title: Re: PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
Post by: Hermie on August 18, 2013, 11:18:20 AM
Hi, I did a scan with AdwCleaner.
It did NOT get access to Chrome.

Regards, Herman