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<blockquote data-quote="Ink" data-source="post: 621372" data-attributes="member: 3">Not sure if you&#039;ve seen this, but Malwarebytes aren&#039;t saying a word.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite120" alt="o_O" title="Er... what?&nbsp; &nbsp; o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" />IObit has openly criticised Malwarebytes for flagging its Advanced SystemCare as a potentially unwanted programme (PUP) and removed it without warning.

This time it seems Malwarebytes was a little overzealous about its flagging.

As of March 31, IObit says Malwarebytes hasn’t provided any official criteria or communication channels for how to deal with misleading flags.Source: <a href="https://securitybrief.com.au/story/iobit-malwarebytes-spat-continues-legitimate-program-blacklisted-pup/" target="_blank">IObit &amp; Malwarebytes spat continues as ‘legitimate’ program is blacklisted as PUP</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ink, post: 621372, member: 3"] [I]Not sure if you've seen this, but Malwarebytes aren't saying a word.. o_O[/I] [INDENT]IObit has openly criticised Malwarebytes for flagging its Advanced SystemCare as a potentially unwanted programme (PUP) and removed it without warning. This time it seems Malwarebytes was a little overzealous about its flagging. As of March 31, IObit says Malwarebytes hasn’t provided any official criteria or communication channels for how to deal with misleading flags.[/INDENT] Source: [URL="https://securitybrief.com.au/story/iobit-malwarebytes-spat-continues-legitimate-program-blacklisted-pup/"]IObit & Malwarebytes spat continues as ‘legitimate’ program is blacklisted as PUP[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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