Detection Details

PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare

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Short bio

PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare is a so-calledĀ system optimizerĀ called Cosmos System Care, issued by support.com and targeting Windows systems.

Type of infection

GUI PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare

popup PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare

PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare can only fix these problems if you have the paid version.

pay to cure by PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare

PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare is usually installed by users themselves as a result of aggressive and exagerated advertising.

website support.com

Malicious behavior

installing PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare

They may find this Scheduled Task:

Scheduled Task PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare

and this entry in their list of installed Programs and Features:

installed PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare

Protection

Malwarebytes blocks Adware.Agent

Home remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare without further user interaction.

  • PleaseĀ download MalwarebytesĀ to your desktop.
  • Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
  • When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
  • Click on the Get started button.
  • Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
  • Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
  • Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

Add an exclusion

Should users wish to keep this program and exclude it from being detected in future scans, they can add the program to the exclusions list. Hereā€™s how to do it.

  • Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
  • Click the Detection History
  • Click the Allow List
  • To add an item to the Allow List, click Add.
  • Select the exclusion type Allow a file or folder and use the Select a folder button to select the main folder for the software that you wish to keep.
  • Repeat this for any secondary files or folder(s) that belong to the software.

If you want to allow the program to connect to the Internet, for example to fetch updates, also add an exclusion of the type Allow an application to connect to the internet and use the Browse button to select the file you wish to grant access.

Associated threats

  • PUP.Optional.CosmosSystemCare.TskLnk