From fe3c03f09f9da1300334d2fc5711f52a360c59aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Simpson Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 15:51:19 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update detect-block-potentially-unwanted-apps-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md --- ...k-potentially-unwanted-apps-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/detect-block-potentially-unwanted-apps-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/detect-block-potentially-unwanted-apps-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md index 3345190e01..9a71bf89f4 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/detect-block-potentially-unwanted-apps-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/detect-block-potentially-unwanted-apps-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md @@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ manager: dansimp - [Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2069559) - [Microsoft Edge](https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/deploy/microsoft-edge) +> [!NOTE] +> Potentially unwanted applications (PUA) are a category of software that can cause your machine to run slowly, display unexpected ads, or at worst, install other software which might not be be unexpected or unwanted. By default in Windows 10 (version 2004 and later), Microsoft Defender Antivirus blocks apps that are considered PUA, for Enterprise (E5) devices. + Potentially unwanted applications (PUA) are not considered viruses, malware, or other types of threats, but they might perform actions on endpoints which adversely affect endpoint performance or use. _PUA_ can also refer to an application that has a poor reputation, as assessed by Microsoft Defender ATP, due to certain kinds of undesirable behavior. For example: