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Updated on Mar 11, 2015

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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Mar 11, 2015

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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Nov 04, 2015

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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Dec 01, 2015

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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 18, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 27, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 30, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on May 04, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on May 27, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jun 29, 2016

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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Mar 11, 2015

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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 25, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 28, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on Mar 11, 2015

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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Mar 11, 2015

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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Mar 11, 2015

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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Nov 04, 2015
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 19, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 30, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on May 24, 2016
Alert level: severe