Potentially unwanted program
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potentially-unwanted-program-170-1999227
title:
Potentially unwanted program
text:
A potentially unwanted program (PUP) or potentially unwanted application (PUA) is software that a user may perceive as unwanted or unnecessary. It is used as a subjective tagging criterion by security and parental control products. Such software may use an implementation that can compromise privacy or weaken the computer's security. Companies often bundle a wanted program download with a wrapper application and may offer to install an unwanted application, and in some cases without providing a c
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Computer software which can be perceived as unwanted and/or harmful
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentially_unwanted_program
date created:
2015-06-03T21:40:31Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T20:33:53Z
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