PUP.Software Version Updater

By Domesticus in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking:	2,706
Threat Level:	10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers:	37,416

First Seen:	May 16, 2013
Last Seen:	April 7, 2024
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

There have been many reports involving issues related to the PUP.Software Version Updater, a Potentially Unwanted Program. Programs like the PUP.Software Version Updater are generally installed on affected PCs after victims download free programs from Web pages with poorly-regulated content. Despite the fact that the PUP.Software Version Updater looks like a security program, the PUP.Software Version Updater is, in fact, used to expose your PC to unwanted components and various types of PUPs or Potentially Unwanted Programs. The PUP.Software Version Updater is used to display a large number of suspicious notifications in the form of pop-up windows which are used to fool victims into downloading other PUPs similar to the PUP.Software Version Updater. Security analysts strongly advise that victims avoid downloading any content associated with the PUP.Software Version Updater or clicking on the PUP.Software Version Updater's notifications. Instead, they advise that victims remove the PUP.Software Version Updater with the help of a reliable security program that is fully up to date.

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The PUP.Software Version Updater and PUPs that Use Similar Strategies

There are many PUPs that use strategies similar to the PUP.Software Version Updater. Infections such as PUM.UserWLoad, Pup.datamngr and PUM.Hidden.Desktop are also used to fool inexperienced victims into downloading PUPs through software updates. The PUP.Software Version Updater message claims that the affected PC is 'at risk' and tries to fool the victims into downloading a suspicious 'update'. The PUP.Software Version Updater behaves in a way that is very similar to suspicious security programs. However, the PUP.Software Version Updater is less unreliable than many of these types of suspicious security programs because the PUP.Software Version Updater is contained in a Web browser extension rather than as a stand-alone threat.

Removing the PUP.Software Version Updater from an Affected PC

The PUP.Software Version Updater should be removed at once. Malware analysts advise uninstalling the PUP.Software Version Updater using the Windows Control Panel. Once the PUP.Software Version Updater has been uninstalled, it is often necessary to undo harmful changes the PUP.Software Version Updater makes to your Web browser and PC settings. Scanning the affected PC with a reliable anti-malware program is also something that malware analysts strongly advise.

Aliases

6 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software	Detection
DrWeb	Adware.Downware.1528
McAfee	Artemis!4309397D01A2
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
Avast	Win32:Amonetize-D [PUP]
McAfee	Artemis!AFCC7C93E2E0
Sophos	Amonetize

SpyHunter Detects & Remove PUP.Software Version Updater

File System Details

PUP.Software Version Updater may create the following file(s):

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#	File Name	MD5	Detections Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
1.	BitTorrent.exe	49779b2ee7a76b73211fff6603c3637b	120
Name: BitTorrent.exe MD5: 49779b2ee7a76b73211fff6603c3637b Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 120 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\BitTorrent Group: Malware file Last Updated: August 11, 2016
2.	Bundle_NationZoom.exe	db9d491c24dd78edaaca05634fcb35fd	117
Name: Bundle_NationZoom.exe MD5: db9d491c24dd78edaaca05634fcb35fd Size: 187.31 KB (187313 bytes) Detections: 117 Type: Executable File Path: %TEMP%\LC7O4PMST Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 20, 2016
3.	BitTorrent.exe	7cac66ba2aff80f3775072286d8f3456	114
Name: BitTorrent.exe MD5: 7cac66ba2aff80f3775072286d8f3456 Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 114 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\BitTorrent Group: Malware file Last Updated: August 11, 2016
4.	ktip.exe	a73e44a816e0ee6e0a75ebec40ffec9a	113
Name: ktip.exe MD5: a73e44a816e0ee6e0a75ebec40ffec9a Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 113 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
5.	nplus.exe	20b23d50a4a4fdc2797b047ca1301ef9	101
Name: nplus.exe MD5: 20b23d50a4a4fdc2797b047ca1301ef9 Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 101 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\nplus Group: Malware file Last Updated: August 11, 2016
6.	chromebrowser.exe	f66b4356b6d1d4a9f5e5f465c3419d80	86
Name: chromebrowser.exe MD5: f66b4356b6d1d4a9f5e5f465c3419d80 Size: 2.58 MB (2585561 bytes) Detections: 86 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Windows\chromebrowser.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 23, 2021
7.	chromebrowser.exe	3900c77b775b7ef2992abd10c4362b33	53
Name: chromebrowser.exe MD5: 3900c77b775b7ef2992abd10c4362b33 Size: 2.7 MB (2703483 bytes) Detections: 53 Type: Executable File Path: %WINDIR% Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 30, 2016
8.	chromebrowser.exe	9bed48956859479c55acf5d4700ff024	48
Name: chromebrowser.exe MD5: 9bed48956859479c55acf5d4700ff024 Size: 2.69 MB (2696132 bytes) Detections: 48 Type: Executable File Path: C:\WINDOWS\chromebrowser.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 25, 2022
9.	ktip.exe	8d0b4d36b668ba05b73bd52f8d79b3cf	41
Name: ktip.exe MD5: 8d0b4d36b668ba05b73bd52f8d79b3cf Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 41 Type: Executable File Path: %SystemDrive%\Program Files\ktip Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
10.	ktip.exe	327116924f2a1e25dfcee14f9567bb2e	39
Name: ktip.exe MD5: 327116924f2a1e25dfcee14f9567bb2e Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 39 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
11.	ktip.exe	fce11348c26e07c16b9c5e23816c62f9	38
Name: ktip.exe MD5: fce11348c26e07c16b9c5e23816c62f9 Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 38 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
12.	ktip.exe	edbf2108ee03d3f755a26d934bc4b8b8	37
Name: ktip.exe MD5: edbf2108ee03d3f755a26d934bc4b8b8 Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 37 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
13.	ktip.exe	ead06b13d3305ff9db54943875c893b9	37
Name: ktip.exe MD5: ead06b13d3305ff9db54943875c893b9 Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 37 Type: Executable File Path: %SystemDrive%\Program Files\ktip Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
14.	ktip.exe	251f24524eefffe1e4fbce02d7f7b3ab	35
Name: ktip.exe MD5: 251f24524eefffe1e4fbce02d7f7b3ab Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 35 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
15.	ktip.exe	3a9a87e647858f71901eb766e4ff3eb7	33
Name: ktip.exe MD5: 3a9a87e647858f71901eb766e4ff3eb7 Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 33 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
16.	ktip.exe	fa86c30823d13176719bf8417a423fd9	30
Name: ktip.exe MD5: fa86c30823d13176719bf8417a423fd9 Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 30 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
17.	ktip.exe	f9a9cc664e45f825a761d988913e2425	30
Name: ktip.exe MD5: f9a9cc664e45f825a761d988913e2425 Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 30 Type: Executable File Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
18.	chromebrowser.exe	5ec93cec8ab25e62ffdba0d09a2879c4	28
Name: chromebrowser.exe MD5: 5ec93cec8ab25e62ffdba0d09a2879c4 Size: 2.38 MB (2387051 bytes) Detections: 28 Type: Executable File Path: %WINDIR% Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 12, 2020
19.	ktip.exe	71f4b94ca10d30decb60cf61084bc23b	28
Name: ktip.exe MD5: 71f4b94ca10d30decb60cf61084bc23b Size: 383.48 KB (383488 bytes) Detections: 28 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ktip Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2016
20.	chromebrowser.exe	f2ffcc521e0d4a18304344656280c8c3	24
Name: chromebrowser.exe MD5: f2ffcc521e0d4a18304344656280c8c3 Size: 2.72 MB (2724795 bytes) Detections: 24 Type: Executable File Path: C:\WINDOWS\chromebrowser.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 27, 2022
21.	chromebrowser.exe	7154db3b323e85e8464d19cfa93a5fe0	20
Name: chromebrowser.exe MD5: 7154db3b323e85e8464d19cfa93a5fe0 Size: 2.67 MB (2678577 bytes) Detections: 20 Type: Executable File Path: %WINDIR% Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 30, 2016
22.	after.exe	0ddc7ddb898558d5c085aa2277dd8d21	19
Name: after.exe MD5: 0ddc7ddb898558d5c085aa2277dd8d21 Size: 2.57 MB (2579493 bytes) Detections: 19 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_2\after.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 17, 2023
23.	chromebrowser.exe	e854600f3787bbba08f1930200d37f65	18
Name: chromebrowser.exe MD5: e854600f3787bbba08f1930200d37f65 Size: 2.38 MB (2387051 bytes) Detections: 18 Type: Executable File Path: %WINDIR% Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 30, 2016
24.	chromebrowser.exe	40a6d636ba1613ee26351f7d7e083fad	18
Name: chromebrowser.exe MD5: 40a6d636ba1613ee26351f7d7e083fad Size: 2.7 MB (2705852 bytes) Detections: 18 Type: Executable File Path: %WINDIR% Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 30, 2016
25.	chromebrowser.exe	7972610f1239dd246e354f5c06374a59	16
Name: chromebrowser.exe MD5: 7972610f1239dd246e354f5c06374a59 Size: 2.57 MB (2578983 bytes) Detections: 16 Type: Executable File Path: %WINDIR% Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 12, 2020
26.	chromebrowser.exe	9011740ab523769edb5d1d7e62f57c15	14
Name: chromebrowser.exe MD5: 9011740ab523769edb5d1d7e62f57c15 Size: 2.69 MB (2698314 bytes) Detections: 14 Type: Executable File Path: %WINDIR% Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 30, 2016
27.	WindowsUpdateKB12695__7428_il29343_26.exe	7b44d47fea832fdf334ebc8635207f5f	4
Name: WindowsUpdateKB12695__7428_il29343_26.exe MD5: 7b44d47fea832fdf334ebc8635207f5f Size: 394.27 KB (394272 bytes) Detections: 4 Type: Executable File Path: %TEMP% Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 21, 2019
28.	windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il29343.exe	f206b06cfa868f1e851ed24a71634a66	2
Name: windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il29343.exe MD5: f206b06cfa868f1e851ed24a71634a66 Size: 6.03 MB (6034456 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %TEMP% Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 18, 2016
29.	windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il182584.exe	959fe6a926e56bbf418aa5e27e14986b	2
Name: windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il182584.exe MD5: 959fe6a926e56bbf418aa5e27e14986b Size: 5.74 MB (5743728 bytes) Detections: 2 Type: Executable File Path: %TEMP% Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 18, 2016

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Registry Details

PUP.Software Version Updater may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

CLSID

{117270FA-48AC-45BB-9171-B63D1B42A910}

{363BB65D-1747-4826-B445-1DA6244E2037}

{67BD9EEB-AA06-4329-A940-D250019300C9}

{9EDC0C90-2B5B-4512-953E-35767BAD5C67}

{A0EE0278-2986-4E5A-884E-A3BF0357E476}

{B0660298-91AA-421F-BF0D-BFF6BB8BF3AE}

{BE29257C-C317-4DDF-B912-D76A146A04D6}

Regexp file mask

%PROGRAMFILES%\amztab\amztab.exe

%PROGRAMFILES%\cmdidx\cmdidx.exe

%PROGRAMFILES%\Controller\cohc.exe

%PROGRAMFILES%\igfx32\igfx32.exe

%PROGRAMFILES%\ktip\ktip.exe

%PROGRAMFILES%\nplus\nplus.exe

%WINDIR%\chromebrowser.exe

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{99C91FC5-DB5B-4AA0-BB70-5D89C5A4DF96}

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{99C91FC5-DB5B-4AA0-BB70-5D89C5A4DF96}

Directories

PUP.Software Version Updater may create the following directory or directories:

%APPDATA%\SwvUpdater

%LOCALAPPDATA%\41

%LOCALAPPDATA%\SwvUpdater

%PROGRAMFILES%\Dondox

%PROGRAMFILES%\NixController

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The PUP.Software Version Updater and PUPs that Use Similar Strategies

Removing the PUP.Software Version Updater from an Affected PC

Aliases

SpyHunter Detects & Remove PUP.Software Version Updater

File System Details

Registry Details

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