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Adware/FormatAll

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Adware/FormatAll is classified as a type of adware.
Adware is any software package that automatically displays advertisements while the program is running. Adware is often not malicious, but unwanted, and a user is often unaware of its being installed on the local machine.
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  • Make sure that your FortiGate/FortiClient system is using the latest AV database.
  • Quarantine/delete files that are detected and replace infected files with clean backup copies.

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Version Updates

Date Version Detail
2021-08-10 88.00269
2021-08-03 88.00101
2021-07-27 87.00933
2021-05-24 86.00412
2021-05-21 86.00341
2021-05-19 86.00295
2021-05-17 86.00235
2021-05-16 86.00211
2021-05-15 86.00187
2021-05-14 86.00174
ID 10026117
Released May 14, 2021
Description
Updated		 May 14, 2021
Platform Profile Adware typically display advertising content to the user. This advertising content may take many forms, but is typically in the form of web browser pop-up advertisements. In most circumstances, the user is not aware of the Adware component being installed on the local machine.