PUP.CRX

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 1,586
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 9,822
First Seen: November 6, 2013
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

PUP.CRX is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), which may be downloaded from the net when a computer user downloads free software products. PUP.CRX may result in a variety of problems when it is downloaded and installed on the computer system. The computer user may agree to download PUP.CRX when he is downloading other free applications, or he may download PUP.CRX inadvertently by not paying enough attention to the installation process. When the PC user downloads any free software product from the net and does not read the download agreement, he may not understand what other potentially unwanted applications may come packed with the particular program he is downloading. When downloaded and installed, PUP.CRX may run numerous background processes that slow the PC. PUP.CRX may show numerous random pop-up ads on the screen of the computer system. PUP.CRX may hack the web browser and lead to unwanted redirects to advertisement websites.

URLs

PUP.CRX may call the following URLs:

fmovies.wtf

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