https:\/\/unchecky.com\/<\/a>.\u00a0 Click the orange “Download” button in the middle of the screen.\u00a0 After doing so, the unchecky_setup.exe will execute.\u00a0 Then users must select “Install”, as seen below.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/unchecky.png\")
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Follow the prompts to install.<\/p>\n
Unchecky will automatically begin working when a new program is being downloaded on the device.\u00a0 Also, when a new version of the program is available, the user will be notified, ensuring the device has the most up-to-date version available.<\/p>\n
Using Unchecky<\/h4>\n
Users do not have to have the program open for it to uncheck the boxes to prevent installing PUPs while installing other software.\u00a0 However, once installed, users will have a desktop icon for Unchecky.\u00a0 Upon opening the program, users will see the screen below.<\/p>\n
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There will not be any activity within the “Activity log” until users download a program.<\/p>\n
Disclosure<\/h5>\n
Using this program is entirely up to the device user.\u00a0 PC Matic is in no way endorsing this product.\u00a0 However, they do want users to explore options to enhance device security, at all aspects.<\/p>\n
PC Matic would block any malicious program from installing or executing on the device.\u00a0 However, often times these are legitimate programs, which users are giving authorization to install on their devices during the installation process of another program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Potentially Unwanted Programs Are a Nuisance, Avoid Them Now Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are a common inclusion on various downloadable programs.\u00a0 Often times, they are found in free programs and applications.\u00a0 \u00a0Unfortunately, users do not take the time to disable these programs from installing in addition to the programs their intentionally installing.\u00a0 Users become, as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":55348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[4932],"class_list":["post-59102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","tag-pup"],"yoast_head":"\n
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