PUP.Software Version Updater
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| Popularity Rank: | 7,455 |
| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 37,934 |
| First Seen: | May 16, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | October 24, 2025 |
| 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.
Table of Contents
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
5 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Antivirus Vendor | Detection |
|---|---|
| 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
| # | 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 |
| 2. | Bundle_NationZoom.exe | db9d491c24dd78edaaca05634fcb35fd | 117 |
| 3. | Manager.exe | e224dbf05d1d92a13e15991746c53d6b | 116 |
| 4. | nplus.exe | 20b23d50a4a4fdc2797b047ca1301ef9 | 101 |
| 5. | cmdidx.exe | c48e2c898fe16307c15ea9fb769aff05 | 75 |
| 6. | endax.exe | 70bd369953490213df4bb191a4fa58ae | 52 |
| 7. | ktip.exe | 251f24524eefffe1e4fbce02d7f7b3ab | 35 |
| 8. | chromebrowser.exe | 7154db3b323e85e8464d19cfa93a5fe0 | 20 |
| 9. | after.exe | 0ddc7ddb898558d5c085aa2277dd8d21 | 19 |
| 10. | amztab.exe | f2c40060b683471e49ae592c3256b09f | 5 |
| 11. | WindowsUpdateKB12695__7428_il29343_26.exe | 7b44d47fea832fdf334ebc8635207f5f | 4 |
| 12. | windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il67078.exe | 3257b603417d58ce4383d25468260fb0 | 2 |
| 13. | windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il29343.exe | f206b06cfa868f1e851ed24a71634a66 | 2 |
| 14. | windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il182584.exe | 959fe6a926e56bbf418aa5e27e14986b | 2 |
| 15. | windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il127218.exe | 3b9ec3f7d5dba1cb93a00dfd257b8854 | 1 |
| 16. | igfx32.exe | bd97b699e97a1f81ec02005085ad975e | 1 |
| 17. | windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il739991.exe | f0ae707bef12066dfb01f31b3e72bbf8 | 1 |
| 18. | windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il410878.exe | 52404941f393c2aca52686c35b2d04ec | 1 |
| 19. | windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il310451.exe | 8d0c1e6d968917c6682a0a94e79e6bf9 | 1 |
| 20. | WindowsUpdateKB12695__7428_il50685.exe | 416fe2c2154bb011def24ef189fe3e87 | 1 |
Registry Details
Directories
PUP.Software Version Updater may create the following directory or directories:
| %APPDATA%\SwvUpdater |
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\41 |
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\SwvUpdater |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Dondox |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\NixController |
