What is Knight System Protector?
The Malwarebytes research team has determined that Knight System Protector is a "system optimizer". These so-called "system optimizers" sometimes use intentional false positives to convince users that their systems have problems. Then they try to sell you their software, claiming it will remove these problems.
More information can be found on our Malwarebytes Labs blog.
How do I know if I am infected with Knight System Protector?
This is how the main screen of the system optimizer looks:
You will find these icons in your taskbar, your startmenu, and on your desktop:
and see this warning during install:
and these screens during "operations":
You may see this entry in your list of installed programs:
and this task in your list of Scheduled Tasks:
How did Knight System Protector get on my computer?
These so-called system optimizers use different methods of getting installed. This particular one was downloaded from their website:
How do I remove Knight System Protector?
Our program Malwarebytes can detect and remove this potentially unwanted application.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- Then click Finish.
- Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
- If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure.
- When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
- Restart your computer when prompted to do so.
- No, Malwarebytes removes Knight System Protector completely.
- This PUP creates a scheduled task. You can read here how to check for and, if necessary, remove Scheduled Tasks.
We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this system optimizer.
As you can see below the full version of Malwarebytes would have protected you against the Knight System Protector installer. It would have warned you before the application could install itself, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.
and we block access to their domain:
Technical details for experts
You may see these entries in FRST logs:
() C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\KnightSystemProtector.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Knight System Protector Startup C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\Knight System Protector.lnk C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Knight System Protector C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Knight System Protector Knight System Protector version 3.0 (HKLM-x32\...\Knight System Protector_is1) (Version: - ) Task: {67B6F24A-57CC-463A-9122-5D5C3A8B9C12} - System32\Tasks\Knight System Protector Startup => C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\KnightSystemProtector.exe [2013-12-17] ()Significant alterations made by the installer:
File system details [View: All details] (Selection) --------------------------------------------------- Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector Adds the file Engine.dll"="8/6/2013 5:12 PM, 2059776 bytes, A Adds the file EngineEx.dll"="12/8/2013 4:41 AM, 5632 bytes, A Adds the file eSellerateControl365.dll"="2/23/2007 2:57 PM, 94208 bytes, A Adds the file eSellerateEngine.dll"="3/5/2007 9:51 AM, 360580 bytes, A Adds the file eWebClient.dll"="4/19/2007 1:04 PM, 279172 bytes, A Adds the file eWebControl365.dll"="4/13/2007 4:49 PM, 143360 bytes, A Adds the file Knight System Protector.ini"="5/9/2018 8:01 AM, 23 bytes, A Adds the file KnightSystemProtector.exe"="12/17/2013 6:07 PM, 2159864 bytes, A Adds the file Languages.ini"="11/17/2013 11:28 PM, 387518 bytes, A Adds the file unins000.dat"="5/9/2018 8:01 AM, 6419 bytes, A Adds the file unins000.exe"="5/9/2018 8:00 AM, 715038 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Knight System Protector Adds the file Knight System Protector.lnk"="5/9/2018 8:01 AM, 1243 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Knight System Protector\Data In the existing folder C:\Users\{username}\Desktop Adds the file Knight System Protector.lnk"="5/9/2018 8:01 AM, 1225 bytes, A In the existing folder C:\Windows\System32\Tasks Adds the file Knight System Protector Startup"="5/9/2018 8:01 AM, 3388 bytes, A Registry details [View: All details] (Selection) ------------------------------------------------ [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{C915F573-4C11-4968-9080-29E611FDBE9F}] "(Default)"="REG_SZ", "eSeller Class" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{C915F573-4C11-4968-9080-29E611FDBE9F}\InprocServer32] "(Default)"="REG_SZ", "C:\PROGRA~2\KNIGHT~1\ESELLE~1.DLL" "ThreadingModel"="REG_SZ", "Apartment" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{C915F573-4C11-4968-9080-29E611FDBE9F}\ProgID] "(Default)"="REG_SZ", "eSellerateControl.365.1" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{C915F573-4C11-4968-9080-29E611FDBE9F}\Programmable] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{C915F573-4C11-4968-9080-29E611FDBE9F}\TypeLib] "(Default)"="REG_SZ", "{169FBBF8-0478-42A4-B386-4F5B2CF9A98B}" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{C915F573-4C11-4968-9080-29E611FDBE9F}\VersionIndependentProgID] "(Default)"="REG_SZ", "eSellerateControl.365" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1D8E6291-B0D5-35EC-8441-6616F567A0F7}] "AuthorizedCDFPrefix"="REG_SZ", "" "Comments"="REG_SZ", "Caution. Removing this product might prevent some applications from running." "Contact"="REG_SZ", "" "DisplayName"="REG_SZ", "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable - 10.0.40219" "DisplayVersion"="REG_SZ", "10.0.40219" "EstimatedSize"="REG_DWORD", 14166 "HelpLink"="REG_EXPAND_SZ, "http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=146008" "HelpTelephone"="REG_SZ", "" "InstallDate"="REG_SZ", "20180509" "InstallLocation"="REG_SZ", "" "InstallSource"="REG_SZ", "c:\9135c92b2c0a43fbccf3\" "Language"="REG_DWORD", 0 "ModifyPath"="REG_EXPAND_SZ, "MsiExec.exe /X{1D8E6291-B0D5-35EC-8441-6616F567A0F7}" "NoModify"="REG_DWORD", 1 "NoRepair"="REG_DWORD", 1 "Publisher"="REG_SZ", "Microsoft Corporation" "Readme"="REG_SZ", "" "Size"="REG_SZ", "" "UninstallString"="REG_EXPAND_SZ, "MsiExec.exe /X{1D8E6291-B0D5-35EC-8441-6616F567A0F7}" "URLInfoAbout"="REG_SZ", "" "URLUpdateInfo"="REG_SZ", "" "Version"="REG_DWORD", 167812379 "VersionMajor"="REG_DWORD", 10 "VersionMinor"="REG_DWORD", 0 "WindowsInstaller"="REG_DWORD", 1Malwarebytes log:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Scan Date: 5/9/18 Scan Time: 8:16 AM Log File: 8048c283-5350-11e8-9a1d-080027235d76.json Administrator: Yes -Software Information- Version: 3.3.1.2183 Components Version: 1.0.262 Update Package Version: 1.0.5038 License: Premium -System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username} -Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 239177 Threats Detected: 87 Threats Quarantined: 87 Time Elapsed: 2 min, 37 sec -Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Enabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect -Scan Details- Process: 1 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\KnightSystemProtector.exe, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 Module: 1 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\KnightSystemProtector.exe, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 Registry Key: 62 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{C915F573-4C11-4968-9080-29E611FDBE9F}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\eSellerateControl.365, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\eSellerateControl.365.1, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{C915F573-4C11-4968-9080-29E611FDBE9F}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\TYPELIB\{169FBBF8-0478-42A4-B386-4F5B2CF9A98B}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\INTERFACE\{40A9417F-F41E-40A2-BAA5-FE0ACB1CF8F8}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\INTERFACE\{40A9417F-F41E-40A2-BAA5-FE0ACB1CF8F8}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\INTERFACE\{40A9417F-F41E-40A2-BAA5-FE0ACB1CF8F8}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\TYPELIB\{169FBBF8-0478-42A4-B386-4F5B2CF9A98B}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\TYPELIB\{169FBBF8-0478-42A4-B386-4F5B2CF9A98B}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{C915F573-4C11-4968-9080-29E611FDBE9F}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{C915F573-4C11-4968-9080-29E611FDBE9F}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{44EEAD9B-4EB1-4236-83BC-1273BB4B01EF}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\AxeServer.AxeNV, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\AxeServer.AxeNV.1, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{44EEAD9B-4EB1-4236-83BC-1273BB4B01EF}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\TYPELIB\{24158A0E-DA05-4591-BA7D-D85D801E3F11}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\INTERFACE\{6C9CA10D-E604-47FB-A2F9-C9A013193609}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\INTERFACE\{6C9CA10D-E604-47FB-A2F9-C9A013193609}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\INTERFACE\{6C9CA10D-E604-47FB-A2F9-C9A013193609}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\TYPELIB\{24158A0E-DA05-4591-BA7D-D85D801E3F11}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\TYPELIB\{24158A0E-DA05-4591-BA7D-D85D801E3F11}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{44EEAD9B-4EB1-4236-83BC-1273BB4B01EF}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{6C9CA10D-E604-47FB-A2F9-C9A013193609}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{6C9CA10D-E604-47FB-A2F9-C9A013193609}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{6C9CA10D-E604-47FB-A2F9-C9A013193609}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{44EEAD9B-4EB1-4236-83BC-1273BB4B01EF}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{6C9CA10D-E604-47FB-A2F9-C9A013193609}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{892F787F-B650-4A3E-AA5B-2B8021CE4D0A}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\eWebPrefillData.365, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\eWebPrefillData.365.1, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{892F787F-B650-4A3E-AA5B-2B8021CE4D0A}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\TYPELIB\{FD96BC95-A0B9-4533-B0D3-8D47E9924D34}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\INTERFACE\{4CC7B178-100E-4533-BA30-BDB668229BF9}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\INTERFACE\{788C5A1B-3643-4E99-87DF-E9E0C5B73691}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\INTERFACE\{9512C7B2-2065-4774-A522-2EFFB4188331}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\INTERFACE\{4CC7B178-100E-4533-BA30-BDB668229BF9}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\INTERFACE\{788C5A1B-3643-4E99-87DF-E9E0C5B73691}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\INTERFACE\{9512C7B2-2065-4774-A522-2EFFB4188331}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\INTERFACE\{4CC7B178-100E-4533-BA30-BDB668229BF9}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\INTERFACE\{788C5A1B-3643-4E99-87DF-E9E0C5B73691}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\INTERFACE\{9512C7B2-2065-4774-A522-2EFFB4188331}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\TYPELIB\{FD96BC95-A0B9-4533-B0D3-8D47E9924D34}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\TYPELIB\{FD96BC95-A0B9-4533-B0D3-8D47E9924D34}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{892F787F-B650-4A3E-AA5B-2B8021CE4D0A}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{A0B0E5AB-617C-4A7D-8A94-9937D24B6670}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\eWebSDK.365, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\eWebSDK.365.1, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{A0B0E5AB-617C-4A7D-8A94-9937D24B6670}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{A0B0E5AB-617C-4A7D-8A94-9937D24B6670}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{B34CCD89-D1CD-4F9A-BA6C-936BA7F7A239}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\eWebResultData.365, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\eWebResultData.365.1, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{B34CCD89-D1CD-4F9A-BA6C-936BA7F7A239}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\WOW6432NODE\CLSID\{B34CCD89-D1CD-4F9A-BA6C-936BA7F7A239}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{892F787F-B650-4A3E-AA5B-2B8021CE4D0A}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{A0B0E5AB-617C-4A7D-8A94-9937D24B6670}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\CLASSES\CLSID\{B34CCD89-D1CD-4F9A-BA6C-936BA7F7A239}\InprocServer32, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\Knight System Protector Startup, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{67B6F24A-57CC-463A-9122-5D5C3A8B9C12}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\LOGON\{67B6F24A-57CC-463A-9122-5D5C3A8B9C12}, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\Knight System Protector_is1, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 Registry Value: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 5 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\Logs, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\KNIGHT SYSTEM PROTECTOR, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Knight System Protector\Data, Quarantined, [1064], [181917],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\KNIGHT SYSTEM PROTECTOR, Quarantined, [1064], [181917],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\PROGRAMDATA\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\KNIGHT SYSTEM PROTECTOR, Quarantined, [1064], [181918],1.0.5038 File: 18 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\USERS\{username}\DESKTOP\KNIGHT SYSTEM PROTECTOR.LNK, Quarantined, [1064], [257010],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\KNIGHT SYSTEM PROTECTOR\unins000.dat, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\Logs\43229.338445787.txt, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\Logs\43229.3389508912.txt, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\Logs\43229.3390886921.txt, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\Engine.dll, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\EngineEx.dll, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\eSellerateControl365.dll, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\eSellerateEngine.dll, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\eWebClient.dll, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\eWebControl365.dll, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\Knight System Protector.ini, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\KnightSystemProtector.exe, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\Languages.ini, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\Program Files (x86)\Knight System Protector\unins000.exe, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\Knight System Protector Startup, Quarantined, [1064], [257011],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Knight System Protector\Knight System Protector.lnk, Quarantined, [1064], [181918],1.0.5038 PUP.Optional.KnightSystemProtector, C:\USERS\{username}\DESKTOP\KSPSETUP.EXE, Quarantined, [1064], [366348],1.0.5038 Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end)As mentioned before the full version of Malwarebytes could have protected your computer against this threat.
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