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‎03-21-2017 02:54 PM

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Product: HP 15
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Recently I am seeing these pop up's for updating.   Are they safe?

 

1.  Evernote

 

2.  7-Zip

 

3.  Out of date driver detected

 

How do I know when a pop up is safe to download?

 

thankyou

 

 

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‎03-21-2017 04:51 PM

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Thank you for the timely response.    I will try to remove these pesty items now.  

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‎03-21-2017 03:48 PM

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> Recently I am seeing these pop up's for updating.   Are they safe?

> 1.  Evernote

> 2.  7-Zip

> 3.  Out of date driver detected

> How do I know when a pop up is safe to download?

 

They are "safe", but they are commonly called 'PUP' (Potentially Unwanted Programs).

 

Chances are that you do NOT need any of these programs on your computer.

 

Also, some of these 'PUPs' will ask you to "pay for a subscription".  Do not!

 

I would access "Add/Remove Programs", click to select each program, and click "uninstall".

 

 

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‎03-21-2017 04:51 PM

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Thank you for the timely response.    I will try to remove these pesty items now.  

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