A potentially unwanted program (PUP) or potentially unwanted application (PUA) is software that a user may perceive as unwanted or unnecessary. It is...
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Spyware (redirect from Potentially-Unwanted Program)
and anti-virus companies have also used other terms such as "potentially unwanted programs" or greyware to denote these products. In the 2010 WebcamGate...
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Malware (category Computer programming)
of preventing illicit copying. Potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) are applications that would be considered unwanted despite often being intentionally...
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specializing in unwanted software which includes advertising and user tracking software, commonly referred to as a potentially unwanted program, adware, privacy-invasive...
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after Malwarebytes' software began targeting SpyHunter as a potentially unwanted program. On November 7, 2017, Enigma's case was dismissed by the US District...
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low-cost AM radio introduced in 1925 Pup tent, an older tent style Potentially unwanted program, a category of generally harmless software installed on a system...
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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...
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feature. In 2003, antispyware program Spybot classified WildTangent's original WebDriver as a potentially unwanted program. In 2011, WildTangent challenged...
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Zango (company) (category Articles containing potentially dated statements from April 2010)
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...
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Cheat Engine (category Lua (programming language)-scriptable software)
forums. The installers of Cheat Engine are known to include potentially unwanted programs which are often bloatware or malware, and as a result, most...
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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...
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InstallCore (category Programming tools)
anti-virus software. The platform and its programs have been rated potentially unwanted programs (PUP) or potentially unwanted applications (PUA) by anti-malware...
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2022-11-18. "Ease of installation". VPNpro. Retrieved 2022-11-18. "Potentially Unwanted Program". Techopedia. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2022-11-18...
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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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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...
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extension. Internet portal AdGuard Adware Advertising management Potentially unwanted program "Index of /releases". Index of /releases. Adblock. Archived from...
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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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an advertising software module classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) or potentially unwanted application (PUA) by some anti-malware products...
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CDex (section Potential risks and adware controversy)
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...
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applications. The toolbar program appears to cause significant RAM issues and can be considered an intrusive potentially unwanted program (PUP). Once installed...
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pop-ups can be used to coerce users into downloading malware or potentially unwanted programs. The chatbot technology can improve security by cyber defense...
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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...
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of the two earliest internetworking communications protocols Potentially unwanted program, computer malware COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, available...
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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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Proxy server (category Articles containing potentially dated statements from September 2021)
have identified and analyzed logs that have been classified as potentially unwanted program and exposed a range of unauthorized activities conducted by RESIP...
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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...
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with Foxit PDF Editor. The Foxit installer was bundled with potentially unwanted programs like the Ask Toolbar and OpenCandy which installed the browser-hijacking...
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Potentially Unwanted Program borrows tricks from malware authors, Malwarebytes unpacked (blog), Jérôme Segura, 31 December 2014 Potentially Unwanted Programs...
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and/or unanticipated components and offers (which are known as potentially unwanted programs) are marked as such. Softpedia does not repack software for...
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many, if not all, of Mindspark's programs and toolbars were commonly classified as potentially unwanted programs, which may be installed without the...
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