In a blog post-Tuesday, Microsoft announced that the company’s Defender anti-virus program will be able to lock and sort these rogue software. As of March 1, Defender will detect and remove them.
Unwanted behaviors: coercive messaging
Programs must not display alarming or coercive messages or misleading content to pressure you into paying for additional services or performing superfluous actions.
Software that coerces users may display the following characteristics, among others:
- Reports errors in an exaggerated or alarming manner about the user’s system and requires the user to pay for fixing the errors or issues monetarily or by performing other actions such as taking a survey, downloading a file, signing up for a newsletter, etc.
- Suggests that no other actions will correct the reported errors or issues
- Requires the user to act within a limited period of time to get the purported issue resolved
In the latest assessment criteria, Microsoft’s definition is that programs should not display misleading content that oppresses users to pay or upgrade, those rogue software accustomed to exaggerating the severity of the problem, useful news pop-ups or induced payment, will be updated in this update after being concentrated to repair a pass.
