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PUM.Optional.DisabledSecurityCenter is Malwarebytes' detection name for several potentially unwanted modifications (PUMs)in the Windows registry where the Windows Security Center service notifications is disabled. These changes are usually done by malware to suppress Windows from notifying the user that it has turned off specific security features in place, such as a firewall, on the affected system.
The following registry value data are modified
Under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center
From: UpdatesDisableNotify=0FirewallDisableNotify=0AntiVirusDisableNotify=0
To:UpdatesDisableNotify=1FirewallDisableNotify=1AntiVirusDisableNotify=1
Under:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Security Center
From:UpdatesDisableNotify=0FirewallDisableNotify=0AntiVirusDisableNotify=0
To: UpdatesDisableNotify=1FirewallDisableNotify=1AntiVirusDisableNotify=1
Malwarebytes can modify these registry value data back to their Windows default settings without user interaction.Also, we advise users to do a full system scan as PUM.Optional.DisabledSecurityCenter modifications could have been done by malware or PUP.
When a Potentially Unwanted Modification (PUM)is detected on your computer, Malwarebytes for Windowsdoes not know whether it was authorized. Optimization software, malware, and Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are known to make these types of changes, hence they are regarded as potentially unwanted by design.To have Malwarebytes for Windowsignore a PUM, you must add the PUM to the Allow list. Here’s how to do it.
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