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2. FileZilla - Wikipedia

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   Also, users reported adware programs to download and install more unwanted software, some causing alerts by security suites, for being malware. The FileZilla webpage offers additional download options without adware installs, but the link to the adware download appears as the primary link, highlighted and marked as "recommended".

3. Malwarebytes (software) - Wikipedia

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   Malwarebytes (formerly Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, abbreviated as MBAM) is anti-malware software for Microsoft Windows, [6] macOS, ChromeOS, Android, and iOS that finds and removes malware. [7] Made by Malwarebytes Corporation, it was first released in January 2006. This is available in a free version, which scans for and removes malware when ...

4. Potentially unwanted program - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Cydoor - Wikipedia

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   The program has been known to cause problems in Windows, but the company asserts that this is due to an old and buggy version of the software. The code downloads advertisements to the "infected" system but it does not collect personal information. The company said this is the case unless "the user voluntarily supplied it". [citation needed]

6. Adware - Wikipedia

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   Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installation process. The software may generate two types of revenue: one is for the ...

7. HijackThis - Wikipedia

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   HijackThis (also HiJackThis or HJT) is a free and open-source tool to detect malware and adware on Microsoft Windows. It was originally created by Merijn Bellekom, and later sold to Trend Micro . The program is notable for quickly scanning a user's computer to display the most common locations of malware, rather than relying on a database of ...

8. Should I Remove It? - Wikipedia

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   Tom's Hardware rated it 4.5/5 stars and wrote, "This program manages to do a good job of making sure that your computer is free from bloatware and programs that you don't need." Ian Paul of PC World called it "easy and straight-forward", but called the program's reliance on accessing Reason Software's website annoying.

9. Revo Uninstaller - Wikipedia

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   Features. Revo Uninstaller first runs the selected program's built-in uninstaller, then searches and removes associated files and registry entries that the uninstaller may not have removed from the user's drive. Revo Uninstaller also cleans out: Files in the temporary folder. Entries in the Windows start-up applications folder.