PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro
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Short bio
PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that claims to be a system optimizer for Windows systems.
Type of infection
System optimizers like PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro are usually installed by users themselves based on false promises.
Malicious behavior
Affected systems will have these icons in their startmenu, taskbar, and on their desktop.
This is the GUI of the program:
Users may notice tooltips like this one:
Protection
Malwarebytes blocks PUP.Optional.SystemKeeperPro
and by blocking their domain;
Malwarebytes blocks systemkeeperpro.us