PUM meaning in Softwares ?

Answer: What is Potentially Unwanted Modification mean?

PUM.bad.proxy is a form of malware known as a "registry hack", an unauthorized alteration to the Windows Registry file that specifically redirects LAN settings within Internet Explorer, the popular web browser commonly installed as the default web browser for Microsoft Windows. First spotted by users of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware security software on 22 January 2011, it was reported to Malwarebytes Software over 200 times the first day alone.

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Full Form	Category
Pomala	Airport Code
Programma Uitzending Management	Business Management
Philadelphia University Museum	Community
Personal User Mobility	Computer and Networking
PeopleSoft Update Manager	Computing
Product Unit Manager	Computing
Power Up on Modem	Computing
Programmable User Mode	Computing
Position Unit Mode	Computing
Power Up Mode	Computing
Pop Up Menu	Computing
Pervert Union Mob	General
Programma Uitzending Managers	General
Presbyterian Urban Ministries	General
Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny	General
Potentially Unwanted Modifications	General
Primitive Upper Mantle	General
Persatuan Ulama Malaysia	General
Per Unit Of Mass	General
Pick Up Master	General
Proper Use Memorandum	General
Possibly Unwanted Modification	General
Postgres Upgrades Manager	General
Potenziali di Unità Motoria (Italy)	Governmental
Performance Update Meeting	Governmental
PALLIPPURAM	Indian Railway Station
Purchase Unit of Measure	Measurement Unit
Physics Union Mathematics	Physics Related
Pomalaa, Indonesia	Regional
Potentially Unwanted Modification	Softwares