Years ago, Malwarebytes was notorius for "taking-over" your computer and doing whatever it wanted to in the name and sake of protection, and I've seen a lot of other antivirus/malware software follow the same path. It's funny, I probably hate Malwarebytes way more than I get aggravated with Iobit. ![]() But it does mean that in order to make things work, you have to go in and adjust program settings, and also stay wise to the fact that Iobit can get you to install something without your awareness if you don't pay enough attention to what you click on or during their product installs.Įvery company has their own issues. That doesn't mean the products aren't good. Iobit has historically walked a fine-line when it comes to this, not actually going over the edge into the PUP world, but in being sly enough to pull out the stops when it comes to pop-up ads and coercing people into installing stuff from their partners and supporting vendors (if you don't pay attention during installation their products). is that these programs do certain things behind people's backs or without their knowledge, such as install 3rd party software or "bundleware" without your knowledge or consent, while others will constantly bombard you with advertisements, pop-ups, or even open up a separate browser window or tab to take you to other sites when you are using their software. The usual reason they get defined this way. A PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) file really is defined by those who "want to define" them as such. Even today, there are still people out there that believe that a PUP file is an actual file with the file extention. ![]() ![]() After a lot of research, it was interesting to find out the corporate battles that took place between certain companies.
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