On the impact of warning interfaces for enabling the detection of Potentially Unwanted Applications
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14330%2F16%3A00091220" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14330/16:00091220 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14722/eurousec.2016.23003" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.14722/eurousec.2016.23003</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14722/eurousec.2016.23003" target="_blank" >10.14722/eurousec.2016.23003</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
On the impact of warning interfaces for enabling the detection of Potentially Unwanted Applications
Original language description
We conducted a large-scale online study with 26,000 software installations during which we asked user (participants) whether they wanted to enable or disable the detection of Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs – potentially malicious software, such as adware or spyware). PUAs are notoriously difficult to manage, e.g., legal challenges can preclude default options that could otherwise be set for PUAs detection or removal. Our study was performed with an IT security software provider (ESET) who gave us access to the participants (antivirus product beta users). We used a between-subjects design with 15 conditions (a starting-point control interface, and 14 new “warning” interfaces). Despite the fact that many software companies (e.g., Microsoft, AVAST, AVG, McAfee, Kaspersky Lab) are struggling with PUAs detection, there are few studies focused on this topic. Our results indicate a strong desire for PUAs detection by users. In particular, enabling PUAs detection was chosen by 74.
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)
Result continuities
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Euro Usable Security (EuroUSEC) Workshop Programme
ISBN
1-891562-45-2
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Number of pages
100
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Publisher name
Internet Society
Place of publication
Neuveden
Event location
Darmstadt, Německo
Event date
Jan 1, 2016
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
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