Τέρμα σε optimizers και registry cleaners: Από την 1η Μαρτίου 2018, το Windows Defender and other productτα της Microsoft θα ξεκινήσουν να καταργούν προγράμματα που πιέσουν τον χρήστη να αγοράσει λογισμικό. Σε αυτά συμπεριλαμβάνονται προγράμματα καθαρισμού μητρώου και βελτιστοποιητές συστήματος (registry cleaners και optimizers) που προσφέρουν δωρεάν σαρώσεις, ανιχνεύουν προβλήματα και προβάλλουν ανησυχητικά messages, asking the user to buy some product that can fix everything (everything).
In order to prepare developers for this change, Microsoft updated the evaluation criteria of behaviors that will no longer be acceptable.
Programs must not display alarming or messages that force the user with misleading content to pay for additional services ή για να αποκτήσει πρόσβαση σε περιττές functions.
Software that forces users may display the following features, including:
To report errorτα για το σύστημα του χρήστη με υπερβολικό ή ανησυχητικό τρόπο, και να απαιτεί payment για την επίλυση των σφαλμάτων ή για την εκτέλεση άλλων ενεργειών, όπως τη διεξαγωγή έρευνας, τη λήψη ενός αρχείου, εγγραφή σε κάποιο ενημερωτικό δελτίο (newsletter) κ.λπ.
Indicate that no other action can correct the reported bugs or issues
Require the user to act within a limited period of time to resolve an alleged issue
This move is a very important step, as these types of products have long been a big problem, especially for users who do not have computer experience.
Worrying messages that indicate threats and errors, cause fear in users and often force them to buy products that they immediately realize do not solve the problems.
Often, suppliers of system optimizers and registry cleaners release the same application under many different names. This allows them to keep pushing for the same product when end users find that the previous one did not work as expected.
By version of these new criteria, companies will be forced to comply or their software will be removed from Windows. Developers who develop these types of programs can submit their software to Microsoft for validation using Windows Defender Security Intelligence company portal.
Microsoft will evaluate the program and determine if the program will continue to run on Windows or will be removed on March 1.