PUP.Breitschopp

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 4
First Seen: May 27, 2014
Last Seen: April 2, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

PUP.Breitschopp is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that may generate and display repeated pop-up ads and messages on a PC while a computer user is browsing the Web. The pop-up advertisements and messages shown by PUP.Breitschopp may be generated with the purpose to possibly gain profit from clicks on them. The pop-up advertisements and messages delivered by PUP.Breitschopp may be shown by the associated plug-in, add-on or browser extension, which may be bundled and added as an extra tool to free software that computer users can download from suspicious download websites. When downloading free applications, PC users may get an ad-supported browser plug-in, add-on or browser extension for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and other well-known Web browsers. The pop-up messages and ads of PUP.Breitschopp may encompass links directing computer users to questionable websites that may strive to benefit from increased Internet traffic.

URLs

PUP.Breitschopp may call the following URLs:

dictionarypro.co

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