A potentially unwanted program (PUP) or potentially unwanted application (PUA) is software that a user may perceive as unwanted or unnecessary. It is...

is used as a synonym for what the ASC calls "Spyware (and Other Potentially Unwanted Technologies)". Technologies deployed without appropriate user consent...

of preventing illicit copying. Potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) are applications that would be considered unwanted despite often being intentionally...

specializing in unwanted software which includes advertising and user tracking software, commonly referred to as a potentially unwanted program, adware, privacy-invasive...

after Malwarebytes' software began targeting SpyHunter as a potentially unwanted program. On November 7, 2017, Enigma's case was dismissed by the US District...

feature. In 2003, antispyware program Spybot classified WildTangent's original WebDriver as a potentially unwanted program. In 2011, WildTangent challenged...

forums. The installers of Cheat Engine are known to include potentially unwanted programs which are often bloatware or malware, and as a result, most...

Ask.com to bundle potentially unwanted programs with the browser. Users may be asked to install search toolbars or adware programs during installation...

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extension. Internet portal AdGuard Adware Advertising management Potentially unwanted program "Index of /releases". Index of /releases. Adblock. Archived from...

OpenCandy was an adware module and a potentially unwanted program classified as malware by many anti-virus vendors. They flagged OpenCandy due to its undesirable...

software is listed as adware by Symantec, and is also labeled as a potentially unwanted program by McAfee. Zango was co-founded by two brothers: Keith Smith...

The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (Japanese: 望まぬ不死の冒険者, Hepburn: Nozomanu Fushi no Bōkensha) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yū Okano and illustrated...

an advertising software module classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) or potentially unwanted application (PUA) by some anti-malware products...

reminiscent of a potentially unwanted program (PUP), problems uninstalling the add-on have been widely reported, and the add-on could potentially make a web...

anti-virus software. The platform and its programs have been rated potentially unwanted programs (PUP) or potentially unwanted applications (PUA) by anti-malware...

transfers it to a third party. This toolbar has been identified as Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) by Malwarebytes and is typically bundled with free downloads...

applications. The toolbar program appears to cause significant RAM issues and can be considered an intrusive potentially unwanted program (PUP). Once installed...

MegaPanzer – Trojan horses that used file binders for distribution. Potentially unwanted program – sometimes have used file binders for distribution. "What Is...

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be malware themselves. While not a virus, the program is referred to as a "potentially unwanted program" by some in the computer industry. Wonham, Linc...

with Foxit PDF Editor. The Foxit installer was bundled with potentially unwanted programs like the Ask Toolbar and OpenCandy which installed the browser-hijacking...

However, almost all the websites are tracked by adwares and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) which collect users' information without their consent...

many, if not all, of Mindspark's programs and toolbars were commonly classified as potentially unwanted programs, which may be installed without the...

Crossrider) previously developed browser toolbars bundled with potentially unwanted programs. Founded in 2010, Private Internet Access was formed under parent...

MalwareBytes has adopted the stance, as of 2019, that CDex contains potentially unwanted programs and thus flags the CDex package as malware. The rolling back...

and/or unanticipated components and offers (which are known as potentially unwanted programs) are marked as such. Softpedia does not repack software for...

permission. It is classified as "aggressive adware" for installing potentially unwanted program applications and serving ads. As of April 2016, Shedun malware...

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pop-ups can be used to coerce users into downloading malware or potentially unwanted programs. There has been concern that ChatGPT could supplant jobs, especially...