May 12, 2023 · 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 that might be unexpected or unwanted. PUA is not considered a virus, malware, or other type of threat, but it …

Mar 10, 2025 · HI I noticed my pc perfomance getiing affected from past few weeks.....I tried to scan for viruses and everytime I scan I get the same PUA:win32/Installcore virus found and even after removing it multiple times its still there when I run the scan next time.....my pc rebooting time is badly affected it was running smoothly before this virus ...

Aug 21, 2022 · PUA-s are Potentially Unwanted Applications, they cause the computer to run slowly and show you pop-ups. These viruses are not high risk, as they are mostly annoying. PUA can come bundled in free software. However, PUA-s can be a security risk by installing spyware, adware or browser hijacker. 1. Open Microsoft Security. 2. Full scan your PC

Feb 18, 2022 · Risk (eg, PUA.Superfluss) Action (eg, Quarantined) Risk type (eg, security risk) = Low. After Norton forcibly quarantining a "Low risk" PUA.Superfluss and removed without me being aloud to make that decision caused a tremendous amount of work repairing two Computers. Norton Security managed to disable a VPN service that added a Virus scan to it ...

Mar 10, 2025 · So, Windows Security has been notifying me that I have a potential virus called "PUA:Win32/Vigua.A", but I can't seem to get rid of it. And I keep getting spammed notifications saying "Potentially unwanted app found", and it tells me to …

Jul 25, 2023 · A PUA is not actually a virus, Defender is indicating a Potentially Unwanted Application is on your PC that may or may not be dangerous. Did you delete that game installer from the C drive and empty the Temp folder?

Entiendo que su dispositivo está actualmente infectado con amenazas PUA. ¿Ha intentado ejecutar un escáner de terceros? Siga los pasos que se indican a continuación. Intentemos descargar la versión gratuita de Malwarebytes, es un software gratuito que puede usar para escanear, detectar y eliminar virus como el que tiene actualmente.

pero después cuando me inicio me marco una alerta el Windows defender lo vi y la amenaza se llamaba PUA:win32/Vigua.A de inmediato me salio -poner en cuarentena- y puse la amenaza en cuarentena y eso. la amenaza no me sigue apareciendo porque la puse en cuarentena y no se si se borro o algo :(. espero su respuesta :)

Mar 10, 2025 · PUA means Potentially Unwanted Application, and Defender has found an application named TuxedoedFredericksburg.exe in your AppData folder. Did you install that yourself, if not, that may have been installed alongside some software you did install. That is not a known process, and so, it is probably malware.

Jan 28, 2023 · Harassment is any behavior intended to disturb or upset a person or group of people. Threats include any threat of violence, or harm to another.