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#1
GenieG

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Hello,

I have Malewarebytes on my computer & it found the following PUPs.  I am not sure what they are or if I should delete them or what I should do with them.

Because they say they are part of the Registry, I don't want to delete or do anything for fear that I will mess things up!

It does say *No malicious items detected* so I am not sure what to do with these or whether they are something to be concerned about.  

TIA
 

Memory: Enabled
Startup: Enabled
Filesystem: Enabled
Archives: Enabled
Rootkits: Disabled
Heuristics: Enabled
PUP: Enabled
PUM: Enabled
 
Processes: 0
(No malicious items detected)
 
Modules: 0
(No malicious items detected)
 
Registry Keys: 8
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{46E16DA4-AEED-4FD5-85B6-6DF7DA0DAD3C}, , [d4d35deb1f7b65d170e9932e699b3fc1], 
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{C9E81C3A-A70C-42FF-BA07-99D76BBC1627}, , [dacd92b61f7bbb7bc594d7ea689c2cd4], 
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{CF2A1DC9-A461-4FE1-9A31-7799D2CBFAC9}, , [3b6cf157732761d523368a375da72ed2], 
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{F78BC1FE-816F-43FA-9EDD-EB491DC17169}, , [b5f243052d6da09641183c8518ec47b9], 
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\DistromaticSearchProtect-hourly, , [4d5a66e2138759dd56044081a95b9b65], 
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\DistromaticSearchProtect-logon, , [dfc8c7813b5fa1957ae0ecd56c98aa56], 
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\DistromaticUpdater-logon, , [a403c1874a5058de86d4b809ba4a07f9], 
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\DistromaticUpdater-periodic, , [03a492b6c4d6072f60fadae76f95c63a], 
 
Registry Values: 4
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{46E16DA4-AEED-4FD5-85B6-6DF7DA0DAD3C}|Path, \DistromaticSearchProtect-hourly, , [d4d35deb1f7b65d170e9932e699b3fc1]
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{C9E81C3A-A70C-42FF-BA07-99D76BBC1627}|Path, \DistromaticUpdater-logon, , [dacd92b61f7bbb7bc594d7ea689c2cd4]
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{CF2A1DC9-A461-4FE1-9A31-7799D2CBFAC9}|Path, \DistromaticUpdater-periodic, , [3b6cf157732761d523368a375da72ed2]
PUP.Optional.AmazonBrowserSettings, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{F78BC1FE-816F-43FA-9EDD-EB491DC17169}|Path, \DistromaticSearchProtect-logon, , [b5f243052d6da09641183c8518ec47b9]

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RKinner

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They are safe to delete.


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