Remove PUP.Optional.GreatFind

GreatFind is a software that usually installs without your knowledge with free software downloads. Identified the 08/28/2015.

Table of Contents

Features:

– It belongs to a family of PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program).
– Vendor : PUP.Optional

Main actions :

– It installs as a process launched at startup of the system (RP),
– It installs as a service to be launched each time the system (O23),(SS/SR).
– It installs as a program (O42),
– It creates to many registry keys ‘Software’
– It creates additional folders (O43),
– It moved to the Windows prefetcher folder (O45).
– It creates multiple files users (O61),

ZHPDiag report:

O23 – Service: Service Mgr GreatFind (Service Mgr GreatFind) . (…) – C:ProgramDatad64c6aa4-9b30-4b06-8859-0cfa31bd50dcplugincontainer.exe
O23 – Service: Update Mgr GreatFind (Update Mgr GreatFind) . (…) – C:Program Files (x86)Common Filesd64c6aa4-9b30-4b06-8859-0cfa31bd50dcupdater.exe
O42 – Logiciel: Great Find – (.Great Find.) — Great Find
O43 – CFD: 2015/08/28 15:31:26 – [] D — C:Program Files (x86)Great Find
SR – Auto Service Mgr GreatFind (Service Mgr GreatFind) . (…) – C:ProgramDatad64c6aa4-9b30-4b06-8859-0cfa31bd50dcplugincontainer.exe
SR – Auto Update Mgr GreatFind (Update Mgr GreatFind) . (…) – C:Program Files (x86)Common Filesd64c6aa4-9b30-4b06-8859-0cfa31bd50dcupdater.exe
C:ProgramDatad64c6aa4-9b30-4b06-8859-0cfa31bd50dcplugincontainer.exe
C:Program Files (x86)Common Filesd64c6aa4-9b30-4b06-8859-0cfa31bd50dcupdater.exe
HKLMSOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallGreat Find
HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesUpdate Mgr GreatFind
HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesService Mgr GreatFind
HKLMSOFTWAREWow6432NodeGreatFind
C:ProgramDatad64c6aa4-9b30-4b06-8859-0cfa31bd50dcplugincontainer.exe
C:Program Files (x86)Common Filesd64c6aa4-9b30-4b06-8859-0cfa31bd50dcupdater.exe
C:Program Files (x86)Great Find