PUM.Optional.ForceActiveDesktopOn is Malwarebytes' detection name for a potentially unwanted modification (PUM)in the Windows registry where users are prevented from disabling the Windows Active Desktop.
The following registry value data is modified:UnderHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
From:ForceActiveDesktopOn=0
To:ForceActiveDesktopOn=1
Malwarebytes can modify this registry value data back to its Windows default setting without user interaction.Also, we advise users to do a full system scan as PUM.Optional.ForceActiveDesktopOn could have been added to the system 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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