PUP.Optional.EpiBrowser
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Short bio
PUP.Optional.EpiBrowser is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a potentially unwanted browser that may get installed without explicit user consent.
Type of infection
This potentially unwanted program is likely installed as bundleware along with PDF conversion tools, fonts, manuals, and other sought after downloads.
Malicious behavior
Users may see a new startup entry (Epistart) and a folder %LOCALAPPDATA%EPISoftwareEpiBrowser
Protection
Malwarebytes blocks and removes PUP.Optional.EpiBrowser
Home remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.EpiBrowser without further user interaction.
Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.
Please download Malwarebytes 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.
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. Here’s how to do it.
Repeat this for any secondary files or folder(s) that belong to the software.
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.