Windows 10: Windows Defender PUA feature?

WD has this new feature called PUA.
Is this for domain environments or can this be done on a standalone Win10 Enterprise? Or is this needed on a standalone system?

I know it has to be enabled in the registry.

If enabled, how will this effect the use of a machine? Will I get constant annoying notifications all the time?

How intrusive is enabling PUA?

How is it different fron enabling or disabling this feature from standard malware protection?

Thx!

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Is Defender's PUA/PUP/Adware Protection enabled? =>
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/defender-enable-pua-pup-adware-protection/

 

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Try disabling Windows Defender PUA or real time protection.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/32236-enabl...

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3569-window...

 

PUP/PUA is not really a malware, so even a legitimate software might be detected.

Windows Defender PUP Registry Tweak tested - YouTube

MS and Malwarebytes have decided to go over the top and detect virtually anything as PUP.

MSRT October 2016 release: Adding more unwanted software detections Windows Security blog

 

So it's best to just leave it disabled?

Anyways, I practice safe computing habits and I rarely install programs which I do not need.

 

Probably yes. If you have had PUA, you would surely notice, that is it, what they are made for, like adware.

 

I disagree. Enabling PUA protection in Defender will scan anything save to your Downloads folder for PUAs, adware and unwanted browser extensions (things like the Ask Toolbar) stuff you often find bundled within the install packages from some of the sites offering popular software. It's similar to the sort of protection afforded by Malwarebytes Premium (the paid-for one) - real-time protection against PUPs.

While Microsoft aim PUA protection firmly at the Enterprise environment (and provide Enterprise tools to manage it) it can be enabled on anything, right down to my 10 Home. There's a Tutorial on this....

Enable or Disable Windows Defender PUA Protection in Windows 10

...and starting at post #19 on in that thread I describe my experiences of enabling and testing that it works in Home. I leave it enabled permanently, I've not seen any false detections. Here's some of my test results...

 

Both are false positives, sort of. EICAR is a test file and ytddownloader works, it is just adware/PUA.

 

As adware/PUA ytdownloader is a true positive, surely? *Smile

 

The point is, that it is a working legitimate software, just someone has decided to mark as unwanted.
Malwarebytes has gone crazy with that, it even marks competitive anti-malware products as PUP. *Rolleyes

 

Depends on your definition of 'legitimate'...

PUA:Win32/YTDVideoDownload

 

AD-supported software implements/display ADs (like Google/Microsoft), who would have thought. *Biggrin
The reason, why it is marked as PUP, because it is not malware, it can be easily get rid of/uninstalled.

 

In my opinion you only need to activate PUA detection for those people less savy about computers security. It becomes too picky for my taste.

 

I am very cautious about downloading programs and I keep my system patched regularly. In fact, I only have like 2 programs which I need and that's it.

CNET, Download.com, Softpedia are notoriously are the bad ones here because they tend to bundle all of these toolbars and adware into what's called a stub.

 

Softpedia does not bundle anything, I use it as an anti-malware guide. If something is listed there, I trust it.