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[beancounter]

Just a heads up...

A friend recommended that I use Malware Bytes in addition to NIS. I've never had a problem with viruses since I've had NIS, so I thought he was being overly cautious.

But anyway,  I took his advice and installed it and ran a quick scan.

Malware bytes found the above referenced threat, whereas NIS did not.

I understand that no AV program can detect 100%, but I did a quick Google search, and found that pup. bundle is a known threat, that has been around for a while.

IMO, NIS, should have detected it.

Rant over. Keep up the good work Norton. :>)

[yank Trojan Terminator · Accepted solution]

Hi beancounter,

A PUP (potentially unwanted program) is a program that may be unwanted, despite the possibility that users consented to download it. PUPs include spyware, adware, and dialers, and are often downloaded in conjunction with a program that the user wants.

Norton is not really designed to detect PUP's as the PUP is normally downloaded as a piggy-back with another program the user has voluntarily placeded on their system. 

Programs such as MalwareByteAnti-Malware, SuperAntiSpyware, etc  will locate and identify these programs (and others).  It seems like each security company has a differeentl view of PUP's.

I'm sure others may add addtional info to this answer.

[beancounter]

OK, thanks for the info Eradicator!

I'm pretty sure I know where it came from.

I highly recommend that people avoid downloading Google Chrome extentions....