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Monday, August 08, 2016

Google: Unwanted Software Is Worse Than Malware (thestack.com)

If your not paying attention you get unwanted software with Java update

A year-long study between Google and New York University has determined that unwanted software unwittingly downloaded as part of a bundle is a larger problem for users than malware.


 Google Safe Browsing currently generates three times as many Unwanted Software (UwS) warnings than malware warnings -- over 60 million per week. 

Types of unwanted software fall into five categories: ad injectors, browser settings hijackers, system utilities, anti-virus, and major brands. 

While estimates of UwS installs are still emerging, studies suggest that ad injection affects 5% of browsers, and that deceptive extensions in the Chrome Web store affect over 50 million users.

 59% of the bundles studied were flagged by at least one anti-virus engine as potentially unwanted.

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