PUP.Optional.Legacy

PUP.Optional.Wajam is the detection name for Wajam, a browser add-on marketed as a “social search.”

PUP.Optional.Somoto is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), specifically a browser hijacker. Some also categorize it as adware.

PUP.Optional.Winsock and all associated detection names refer to a type of Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that intercepts network traffic between the Internet and victim applications.

PUP.Optional.Ask is the detection name for the Ask toolbar, which is a browser extension that is frequently (and unintentionally) installed during installation of partner software.

PUP.Optional.Crossbrowse is a Potentially Unwanted Program that, along with other bundled software, installs a browser replacement as well as extensions for other browsers to increase advertisement impressions.