Windows defender can kill ads?

[Elixer]

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Windows-mit-verstecktem-Adware-Killer-3023579.html
(crappy)Google translation follows:

Microsoft's antivirus now also blocks adware. Actually, the useful feature for corporate networks is intended - they can, however, unlock on ordinary Windows systems, such as a test by heise Security shows.

Microsoft's anti-virus programs detect and then remove potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) such as adware that piggyback is installed with freeware tools. However, the adware killer is not activated automatically, but must be turned awkward.

This registry value enables the adware protection of the Defender.
This registry value enables the adware protection of the Defender. Vergrößern In his Blog Malware Protection Center explains Microsoft, that it was an optional feature for enterprise environments that will prevent adware spread in the corporate network. But it is now not only integrated into System Center Endpoint Protection and Forefront Endpoint Protection, but also in Windows Defender, which is in all versions of Windows since. 8

Registry value enabled adware killer
To activate the Defender is generated in the registry under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows Defender \ MpEngine" a DWORD named "MpEnablePus" with the value "1". For the other programs the entry under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Microsoft Antimalware \ MpEngine \ MpEnablePus" belongs.

Adware protection for all
You're not coming in here: If one of the registry value that Windows Defender blocked about programs that bring adware.
You're not coming in here: If one of the registry value that Windows Defender blocked about programs that bring adware. Vergrößern A test by heise Security showed that the Defender an ordinary, locally administered Windows installation starts on the registry entry. After restarting the preinstalled malware protection warned reliably against adware downloads like Freemake Video Converter. We have tried this trick successfully with the home and the Pro version of Windows 10th Who does not want click manually through the registry editor, a text file, for example, called MpEnablePus.reg (only the ending is important) create with the following content:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows Defender \ MpEngine]
"MpEnablePus" = dword: 00000001
By double-clicking the entry is then imported into the registry.

 

[TheRyuu]

Microsoft has a blog post[1] about the feature including the registry keys to enable it. They appear to work in Windows 8 and newer including non-enterprise variants.

[1] https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com...lly-unwanted-applications-in-your-enterprise/

 

[John Connor]

So they can pump their own ADs in your start button? LOL!