Microsoft has announced that it will begin to include Potentially Unwanted Application Blocking in its built-in Windows antivirus in early August. The company refers to such applications as programs that can slow down the computer, display ads or install other programs along with them, is specified on the Windows support site.
Potentially unwanted app blocking was introduced in Windows with the May 2020 update, but the feature had to be enabled manually. Popular freeware programs listed in the Microsoft database include the uTorrent and QBitTorrent torrent downloaders, the CCleaner system cleaner, and the DriverPack Solution driver updater. Microsoft also classifies other “PC speed-up” programs as potentially unwanted, as well as counterfeit key generators.
Microsoft released the first version of its antivirus in 2006. Initially, the versions built into Windows were limited to searching for spyware. Starting with Windows 8, the program has been able to scan for other types of viruses.
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