The best post-infection removal success rate can be had by using a Rescue CD / USB. How the Internet of Things Could Kill Youįollow us, on Facebook and on Google+.It will try to change your default browser to Internet Explorer and your default search engine to Bing during the PC installation process. Skype, now owned by Microsoft, is a pretty big transgressor.Java platform software, made by Oracle and widely used to run games, Web applications and other software, will attempt to install the Ask toolbar and browser hijacker (made by OK Cupid and owner IAC).However, it will try to install another McAfee product, the McAfee Secure Searchbar, in your Web browser. McAfee SiteAdvisor is a common website safety tool.Google Earth will try to install the Google Chrome Web browser and set Google as your home page.The BitTorrent official site also prominently displayed a link to the RegCleanPro bogus PC utility.
When we installed the BitTorrent torrent client, it attempted to download a full album we didn't ask for, as well as Skype.
File-sharing software often offers plenty of PUPs upon installation.Last year, the Google Chrome extension "Post to Feedly" used its first update to insert adware, causing Google to pull the extension from the Chrome app store. We can't blame the browser makers, but some browser add-ons, apps and extensions for Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox add PUPs without your knowledge.For example, Avast Free Antivirus will try and install Dropbox or the Amazon toolbar, and Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ will try and install the Ad-Aware Security Toolbar and change your search provider. Some free antivirus products may try to install additional software, including browser hijackers and bogus PC-cleaning utilities.The most recent updates for Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Shockwave Player, for example, come preloaded with McAfee Security Scan and Norton Security Scan, respectively. Adobe's free software has been bundling PUPs with its installers for years.
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