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Malwarebytes for Windows detected a Potentially Unwanted Modification
PUM.Optional.NoFolderSetHijack is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a potentially unwanted modification (PUM) in the Windows registry where the Control Panel, Printers, and Network and Dial-Up Connections icons from Settings on the Start menu, My Computer, and Windows Explorer are removed.
The following registry value data are modified:
Under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
From:
NoSetFolders=0
To:
NoSetFolders=1
Under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
From:
NoSetFolders=0
To:
NoSetFolders=1
Malwarebytes can modify this registry value data back to its Windows default setting without user interaction.
Also, we advise users to do a full system scan as PUM.Optional.NoFolderSetHijack could have been added to the system by malware or a PUP.
When a Potentially Unwanted Modification (PUM) is detected on your computer, Malwarebytes for Windows does not know whether it was authorized. Optimization software, malware, and Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are known to make these types of changes, hence they are regarded as potentially unwanted by design.
To have Malwarebytes for Windows ignore a PUM, you must add the PUM to the Allow list. Here’s how to do it.
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