Another type of PUA can make unauthorized changes to browsers and limit/deny access to settings. The delivered ads significantly diminish the browsing experience, generate redirects to harmful web pages and stealthily download/install unwanted content (including PUAs). Others can run intrusive advertisement campaigns (i.e., deliver pop-ups, banners, surveys, coupons and so on). Some PUAs can cause unwanted redirects to sale-oriented, untrustworthy, compromised, deceptive/scam and malicious sites. While fake system cleaners/optimizers extort money from people, unwanted applications can also possess dangerous capabilities. Furthermore, their download/install set-ups frequently contain more than one PUA (e.g. I.e., users need to purchase them.ĭespite any purchases made, however, they remain nonoperational. PUAs such as DiskFixer usually require activation to perform their advertised functions. You are strongly advised against downloading/installing and/or purchasing this software. Therefore, it is classed as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).Īll software classified as PUAs is untrusted. This program has a promotional website from which a free trial version can be downloaded and the full version purchased, however, DiskFixer also proliferates in other dubious ways.
It is allegedly capable of running various detection and removal processes, which supposedly enhance system performance. DiskFixer software is endorsed as a tool for system optimization.
