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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. - **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. - **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). > [!TIP]
> 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. 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 ## 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 ### Enable PUA protection in Chromium-based Microsoft Edge