Windows Defender will soon set its sights on coercive 'cleaner' software

[Windows Central]

Windows Defender will protect you against potentially coercive 'cleaner' software starting on March 1.

Starting in March, Windows Defender will begin detecting and removing "cleaner" and "optimizer" applications that use coercive messages to scare people into upgrading to their paid versions.

Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...