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  1. MAKIS2896
    makis2896 Win User

    Windows Security can not recognize that a PUA potentially unwanted applications is already...


    Windows Security notified me for a PUA potentially unwanted applications. I wanted to manually uninstall it in control panel for a proper uninstall. I get an error that I don't have administrator access. So I put it in allow list and whet the uninstallation was successful. When I went to Windows Security to delete the application from allow list. Now the notification is constantly displaying that I have a PUA. I hit "Remove" or "Delete" or whatever it's called that choice in English but nothing happens. The notification still says that I has a PUA or Threat on my system. IT CAN NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE APPLICATION IS ALREADY UNINSTALLED!!! How to fix this.

    :)
     
    makis2896, Jun 29, 2020
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  2. BRINK
    Brink Win User

    Microsoft protecting users from PUA in Microsoft Edge

    Source: Protecting users from potentially unwanted applications in Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Edge Blog


    Latest Microsoft Edge released for Windows

    How to Turn On or Off Potentially Unwanted App (PUA) Protection in Microsoft Edge Chromium




     
    Brink, Jun 29, 2020
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  3. BREE
    Bree Win User
    Enable or Disable Windows Defender PUA Protection in Windows 10  


    To test that PUA protection is working, there is now an EICAR test file you can try downloading.

    https://www.amtso.org/feature-settin...-applications/

    This is Defender PUA protection in action in Windows 10 Home...


    Windows Security can not recognize that a PUA potentially unwanted applications is already... [​IMG]
     
    Bree, Jun 29, 2020
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  4. CLIFF S
    Cliff S Win User

    Windows Security can not recognize that a PUA potentially unwanted applications is already...

    Enable or Disable Windows Defender PUA Protection in Windows 10  


    From Shawn's note in the tutorial:

    What we are doing is a hack, and Enterprise versions have may other security measures to prevent it from installing.

    I bet DDU is on the list of PUA's, because a company does not want their users mucking around in the drivers(they probably couldn't without the Admin password anyhow).
     
    Cliff S, Jun 29, 2020
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