This detection from the F-Secure Security Cloud identifies a program that has behaviors or aspects which are considered undesirable, unwanted or risky, but do not meet the stricter definition of malware.
F-Secure security products will automatically block the program from running.
If you are certain that you trust the application, you may instruct the F-Secure product to exclude it from scanning. Note: you must have administrative rights to exclude a blocked file from scanning.
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F-Secure Security Cloud is an online reputation service that provides the latest analysis and reputation rating for programs, files and websites. If a questionable program or file is found during a scan, a query is sent to the Security Cloud to get the most recent reputation rating for it.
Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will then use the information from Security Cloud (and if needed, further analysis) to determine whether to delete, quarantine or block the program or file.
The Security Cloud rating for the identified program or file indicates that it is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) as it has behaviors or aspects that can have an undesirable or unwanted impact on your privacy, security or productivity.
An application is detected as a PUA if it exhibits any of the following:
For more about how F-Secure determines if a program is a PUA, see: Classifying Potentially Unwanted Applications
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