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This is the detection for a modification in the registry that disables auto updates of the Google Chrome browser. This Potentially Unwanted Modifier modifies the policies in the browser settings in the registry entry for Google Chrome to disable auto updates for the browser. The registry key is “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Update” and “DisableAutoUpdate” is the value.

This is the detection of a potentially unwanted modification (PUM) on the registry that allows the system to see attached files of certain types on Microsoft Outlook as low risk, thus, enabling users to open or execute them without warning. In turn, the “Open File Security Warning” window does not pop up.

This is the detection of potentially unwanted modifications (PUMs) on the registry that removes the Help command from the Windows Start Menu.

This is the detection of potentially unwanted modifications (PUMs) on the registry that removes the Run command from the Windows Start Menu and the New Task (Run) command from the Task Manager.

This is the detection of a potentially unwanted modification (PUM) on the registry that removes icons representing drives from My Computer and Windows Explorer. This change also causes drive letters representing drives to not appear in the Open dialog box.