Categories of applications detected

Applications detected during analysis are assigned to categories by Kaspersky Total Security. These categories are described in the table below.

Application categories

Application category	Description
Provides false information	According to Kaspersky Lab*, the application provides you with false information about the status of the operating system or installed applications in order to prompt you to purchase and install other applications in the interests of the vendor.
Installed without your consent	According to Kaspersky Lab, the application was installed to your computer without your explicit consent provided electronically.
Displays anonymous messages or banners	According to Kaspersky Lab, the application anonymously displays messages and notifications.
Slows down computer startup	According to Kaspersky Lab, the application automatically starts with the operating system without your explicit consent.
Involuntarily installed	According to Kaspersky Lab, installation of the application is forced upon the user, for example, by blocking the browser or the operating system.
Conceals its operation	According to Kaspersky Lab, the application conceals its operation from you: it does not have visible windows and does not display an icon in the taskbar.
Not supported by vendor and contains vulnerabilities	The vendor no longer supports this application and does not release updates or vulnerability fixes.
Conceals the option to close the application	According to Kaspersky Lab, the application hides and/or restricts mechanisms that you may use to close the application window, exit the application, or remove this application from your computer.
Installed together with another application	The application is installed to your computer together with another application. It may have been installed by mistake, or you did not provide your consent to its installation.
Rarely used	Kaspersky Total Security data indicates that the application has not been started for more than 90 days.

* According to information available to Kaspersky Lab, the application typically performs the actions described in the table. Kaspersky Total Security does not check whether or not these actions were actually performed on your computer.

Article ID: 130451, Last review: Jul 30, 2018

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