{"id":52905,"date":"2016-03-25T21:06:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T21:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=52905"},"modified":"2016-03-25T21:06:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T21:06:15","slug":"what-is-a-pup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/what-is-a-pup\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a PUP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>What is a PUP?<\/h4>\n<p>A PUP is a Potentially Unwanted Program that may compromise your security and privacy.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PC Matic<\/a> a PUP?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>No.\u00a0At it&#8217;s very core, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PC Matic<\/a> provides protection against malware, adware and spyware that PUPs thrive on.<\/li>\n<li>PC Matic includes an ad blocker as a part of it&#8217;s superior security protection.<\/li>\n<li>Unlike PUPs, PC Matic is NOT bundled with any other software programs.<\/li>\n<li>PC Matic has been certified by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icsalabs.com\/products?tid[]=4216\" target=\"_blank\">ICSA Labs<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/19\/pc-matic-earns-december-2013-vb-100-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\">Virus Bulletin<\/a> for their anti-virus protection.<\/li>\n<li>PC Matic is a member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amtso.org\/members\/\">Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO)<\/a> for their anti-malware protection, and a member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/antivirus-partners#AVtabs=win7\" target=\"_blank\">Virus Information Alliance <\/a>and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/antivirus-partners#AVtabs=win7\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Virus Initiative<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/article2\/0,2817,2500650,00.asp\" target=\"_blank\">PC Magazine<\/a> also recent reviewed PC Matic, and was cited as &#8220;&#8230;an effective antivirus and system optimization tool&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It should be known, that we are currently working with authorities to police any adware that is being fraudulently portrayed as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PC Matic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any additional questions or concerns regarding PC Matic being erroneously categorized as a PUP, please contact us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a PUP? 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