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- **Bundling software** that offers to install other software that is not digitally signed by the same entity. Also, software that offers to install other software that qualify as PUA.
- **Evasion software** that actively tries to evade detection by security products, including software that behaves differently in the presence of security products.
For more examples and a discussion of the criteria we use to label applications for special attention from security features, see [How Microsoft identifies malware and potentially unwanted applications](../intelligence/criteria.md).
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> For more examples and a discussion of the criteria we use to label applications for special attention from security features, see [How Microsoft identifies malware and potentially unwanted applications](../intelligence/criteria.md).
Potentially unwanted applications can increase the risk of your network being infected with actual malware, make malware infections harder to identify, or waste IT resources in cleaning them up.
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## Microsoft Edge
The next major version of Microsoft Edge, which is Chromium-based, blocks potentially unwanted application downloads and associated resource URLs. This feature is provided via [Microsoft Defender SmartScreen](../microsoft-defender-smartscreen/microsoft-defender-smartscreen-overview.md).
The [new Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/get-to-know-microsoft-edge-3f4bb0ff-58de-2188-55c0-f560b7e20bea), which is Chromium-based, blocks potentially unwanted application downloads and associated resource URLs. This feature is provided via [Microsoft Defender SmartScreen](../microsoft-defender-smartscreen/microsoft-defender-smartscreen-overview.md).
### Enable PUA protection in Chromium-based Microsoft Edge