Protecting users from potentially unwanted applications in Microsoft Edge
Protecting users from potentially unwanted applications in Microsoft Edge Our customer feedback tells us that when users search for free versions of software, they often find applications with a poor reputation being installed on the machine at the same time. This pattern indicates that the user has downloaded an application which shows offers (or bundles) for potentially unwanted applications (PUA). Potentially unwanted applications can make the user less productive, make the user’s machine less performant, and lead to a degraded Windows experience. Examples of PUA include software that creates extra advertisements, applications that mine cryptocurrency, applications that show offers for other software and applications that the AV industry considers having a poor reputation. In the new Microsoft Edge (beginning with 80.0.338.0), we’ve introduced a new feature to prevent downloads that may contain potentially unwanted apps (PUA), by blocking those apps [ more… ]