How to avoid: The best way to avoid PUP scams such as this is to avoid download portals altogether. Congratulations, the PUP infestation has started!
You click download and aren’t paying attention or are not aware of the difference in the direct download as compared to the supposed second seemingly legit download option. Sure, the software is “free” (and free is good, right?). A popular download portal hosts freeware software. This presented scenario is a very common method in which users are tricked everyday into downloading PUP’s. Wait a minute – I wanted Utorrent but this does not look like Utorrent… I wonder what I did wrong? I really want to install Utorrent…on with the show. This is interesting, now I am presented with the opportunity to receive a “Free Download Manager”….Wow! This is very nice of “Filehippo”. However, the case is not so beautiful whenever you find yourself selecting the fake download option presented. Upon visiting, one of the most widely used download portals, one can find themselves presented with the most beautiful green download buttons that I have ever seen. You may recognize a few methods of how they might sneak in: Example 1: Spreading through download portals However, with thousands of new PUPs a day and the gray area in which PUPs operate (between annoying and malware), there is still a slight chance that you ever come across a PUP. Again, any application can be considered potentially unwanted when it is installed without a knowledgeable user’s “proper consent”. We have talked about Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs), what they are and how they are even brought to you by free antivirus providers. This article goes into more detail on how PUPs are delivered.
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