PUA:Win32/Amonetize
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can also affect the quality of your computing experience. We have seen this leading to the following potentially unwanted behaviors on PCs:
- Injects into other processes on your system
- Injects into browsers
- Changes browser settings
- Changes browser shortcuts
- Adds a local proxy
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers. We have observed this application installing software that you might not have intended on your PC.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- United States
- Russia
- France
- Brazil
- Turkey
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
PUA:Win32/FourShared
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience. For example, some potentially unwanted applications can:
- Install additional bundled software
- Modify your homepage
- Modify your search provider
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- United States
- Brazil
- Japan
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
PUA:Win32/Downer
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience. We have seen this leading to the following potentially unwanted behaviors on PCs:
- Adds files that run at startup
- Modifies boot configuration data
- Modifies file associations
- Injects into other processes on your system
- Changes browser settings
- Changes browser shortcuts
- Installs browser extensions
- Adds a local proxy
- Disables User Access Control (UAC)
- Tampers with system Group Policy settings
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers. We have observed this application installing software that you might not have intended on your PC.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- China
- United States
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong SAR
- Japan
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
PUA:Win32/Installuia
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience. For example, some potentially unwanted applications can:
- Install additional bundled software
- Modify your homepage
- Modify your search provider
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers. We have observed this application installing software that you might not have intended on your PC.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- India
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
PUA:Win32/ShopperPro
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience. For example, some potentially unwanted applications can:
- Install additional bundled software
- Modify your homepage
- Modify your search provider
- Perform other actions that you might not have intended
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers. We have observed this application installing software that you might not have intended on your PC.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- United States
- Brazil
- Russia
- France
- Spain
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
PUA:Win32/SuiteSearch
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience. For example, some potentially unwanted applications can:
- Install additional bundled software
- Modify your homepage
- Modify your search provider
- Perform other actions that you might not have intended
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers. We have observed this application installing software that you might not have intended on your PC.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- United States
- France
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- Germany
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
PUA:Win32/KipodTools
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can also affect the quality of your computing experience. For example, some potentially unwanted applications can:
- Install additional bundled software
- Modify your homepage
- Modify your search provider
- Perform other actions that you might not have intended
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers. We have observed this application installing software that you might not have intended on your PC.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- United States
- France
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- Italy
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
PUA:Win32/SpigotSearch
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience. For example, some potentially unwanted applications can:
- Install additional bundled software
- Modify your homepage
- Modify your search provider
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers. We have observed this application installing software that you might not have intended on your PC.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- United States
- India
- United Kingdom
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
PUA:Win32/OptInstaller
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience. For example, some potentially unwanted applications can:
- Install additional bundled software
- Modify your homepage
- Modify your search provider
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.