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PUP.Optional.KingSoft is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a potentially unwanted program (PUP) called WPS Office published by KingSoft.
PUP.Optional.KingSoft is a potentially unwanted program that is often installed by users themselves as an ad-supported alternative for Microsoft office products.
Malwarebytes protects users from PUP.Optional.KingSoft by using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.KingSoft without further user interaction.
Should users wish to keep this program and exclude it from being detected in future scans, they can add the program to the exclusions list. Here’s how to do it.
If you want to allow the program to connect to the Internet, for example to fetch updates, also add an exclusion of the type Allow an application to connect to the internet and use the Browse button to select the file you wish to grant access.
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