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Application Modified Pop-Up. What to click? What to do?

If you’ve had a Windows Update, or an application update of some sort, and are runing Windows 10 or Windows 11, you may get the image similar to below – the “Search Application” name may be different, depending on the application (program installed) that was updated.

Application modified - ESET Internet Security

If you trust the application, (and if it’s Microsoft Windows as the Signer, it’s usually okay to do so), in 99% of the cases, you can just:

  1. Tick the “Keep rules and remember settings for this application.
  2. Click the “Keep rules” button.

Note that this pop-up may appear several times after a significant update and you may need to address several prompts, but just follow the procedure above and all should be okay.