A potentially unwanted application is a program that contains adware, installs toolbars or has other unclear objectives. There are some situations where a user may feel that the benefits of a potentially unwanted application outweigh the risks.
For this reason, ESET assigns such applications a lower-risk category compared to other types of malicious software, such as trojan horses or worms. While installing your ESET product, you can decide whether to enable detection of potentially unwanted applications, as shown below (Figure 1-1):