{"id":28442,"date":"2026-09-08T21:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/yandex-bilgi-bankasi\/unwanted-software\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T00:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:47:43","slug":"unwanted-software","status":"publish","type":"ar_ykb","link":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/yandex-bilgi-bankasi\/unwanted-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Unwanted software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yandex flags a site for unwanted software when it finds dangerous or unwanted programs \u2014 or links to them \u2014 on its pages. The category covers outright malware and a second, larger group: software that is technically functional but installs or does things the user did not agree to.<\/p>\n<h2>What qualifies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A page that launches a malicious script on open, or downloads a program to the device unexpectedly.<\/li>\n<li>A download that delivers an executable of a different format than advertised.<\/li>\n<li>Viruses and spyware hosted on the site.<\/li>\n<li>Programs that, once run, silently install additional software, use intrusive attention-grabbing techniques, or run <strong>hidden miners<\/strong> that consume the visitor&#8217;s device for cryptocurrency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The part that applies to legitimate sites<\/h2>\n<p>Most of Yandex&#8217;s remediation guidance is not about removing malware \u2014 it is about how downloads are presented, which is where honest sites fail:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Text describing a downloadable file must be prominent, large, readable and contrasting.<\/li>\n<li>The site must say what the file actually does.<\/li>\n<li>Where a file has several download options \u2014 the plain program, or a version bundled with extras \u2014 the user must be warned.<\/li>\n<li>If the download is an installer or downloader rather than the program itself, that must be stated clearly.<\/li>\n<li>Direct download buttons and links must be visibly distinguishable \u2014 which, read from the other direction, is a ruling on the decoy download button that is really an advert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>If you are flagged<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Remove the malicious fragments and the links to unwanted software.<\/li>\n<li>Scan the site with third-party antivirus and file-scanning services rather than trusting a visual inspection \u2014 injected code is normally obfuscated and placed in files nobody opens.<\/li>\n<li>Find the entry point before submitting for review. A cleaned site with an unpatched plugin is reinfected within days, and a failed re-review costs 30 days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Third-party risk<\/h2>\n<p>A link to unwanted software is enough, which extends the exposure to user-generated content, comment spam, outdated advertising networks and any download mirror the site does not control. On sites accepting submissions, this is an ongoing moderation obligation rather than a one-off cleanup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yandex flags a site for unwanted software when it finds dangerous or unwanted programs \u2014 or links to them \u2014 on its pages. The category covers outright malware and a second, larger group: software that is technically functional but installs or does things the user did not agree to. What qualifies A page that launches [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":18,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ar_ykb_kategori":[755],"ar_ykb_etiket":[],"class_list":["post-28442","ar_ykb","type-ar_ykb","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ar_ykb_kategori-site-security-and-violations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ar_ykb\/28442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ar_ykb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ar_ykb"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ar_ykb\/28442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29033,"href":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ar_ykb\/28442\/revisions\/29033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ar_ykb_kategori","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ar_ykb_kategori?post=28442"},{"taxonomy":"ar_ykb_etiket","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ar_ykb_etiket?post=28442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}