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1. #MALWAREBYTES CHROME EXTENSION SLOWS COMPUTER DRIVER#
2. #MALWAREBYTES CHROME EXTENSION SLOWS COMPUTER PC#

#MALWAREBYTES CHROME EXTENSION SLOWS COMPUTER PC#

It states there are fourteen registry files which “may cause improper operation of some applications.” Based on standards from Microsoft, we believe this to be an aggressive tactic to drive sales.įigure 1: PC Pitstop’s Optimize showing problems on a brand new machine and prompting users to “Buy Now!” in order to “fix the problems identified.”įigure 2: PC Matic registry cleaning recommendations. They will show registry issues, even on a brand new computer. PC Pitstop’s Optimize & PC Matic products uses registry cleaning as one of its main features. Products that use registry cleaning and optimization as a feature to drive sales are considered Potentially Unwanted by Malwarebytes. In fact, Microsoft itself does not recommend the use of registry cleaners. In basic terms, your Windows registry contains information and settings for programs and hardware installed on users operating systems.Īccording to Microsoft, registry cleaners are not necessary. Some programs offer to clean or modify your computer’s registry.

PC Pitstop triggered several of our PUP criteria, which I’ve included below. As of a few weeks ago, we detect these products as PUP.Optional: the first part representing a Potentially Unwanted Program and the second your optionality, meaning we believe it is unwanted by the majority of users and yet we want it to be clear that it is your discretion as a user to remove it.

#MALWAREBYTES CHROME EXTENSION SLOWS COMPUTER DRIVER#

PC Pitstop makes several products including PC Matic, PC Magnum, Optimize, Driver Alert, and Disk MD. With transparency being important to us at Malwarebytes, the intent of this blog is to make the facts public. One company that we started investigating was PC Pitstop. We recently strengthened our PUP detection criteria due to PUP vendors becoming more aggressive while at the same time using more polished scare tactics to push users into purchasing their products. At Malwarebytes, we take great pride in the fact that we’re protecting customers – not just from malware – but from a growing and worrisome threat known as PUPs, or Potentially Unwanted Programs.