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March 16th, 2013                                                                Published by: Anonymous Ip Address HQ




What is Adware?
                                                          How To Prevent Adware from Being Downloaded
What is Adware?                                           To Your Computer:
Source: http://ipaddresshq.com/what-is-adware/
                                                          Internet security provides several tools that are
Adware is software that is designed to play, pop          there for us to use. The manual scan feature is
up, display, or download automatically. Adware            important because it will scan an individual file
is often linked with ad revenue campaigns. The            or component and check for malicious software,
more technical name for adware is ad supporting           virus, adware and spyware. Adware is almost always
software, which means that the production of              associated with email so be careful when you open
adware is driven by another persons desire to profit      your email, and think twice about downloading
from your Internet, email, or web search.                 programs that are free.
Is Adware Dangerous?                                      To add extra protection to your computer make
Most adware is not dangerous, but what is                 sure that your computer’s security software detects
downloaded to your computer is rarely just adware.        adware as well as malware. Prevention is a good
This is because advertisers will often attach other       first step, but having a strong back up is a better
programs to adware. Those other programs are              plan of action. Comodo Internet Security is a good
spyware, and that is part of why the concept of           program that securely protects your computer from
adware is dangerous. It is not so much that the           the dangers of the Internet.
pop ad is going to destroy your computer, though
adware can make your computer run slower. The
ethical dilemma is that an advertiser has crossed
an ethical line by creating adware that is really
spyware. Spyware is malicious it is also akin to
malware which can be very dangerous.
The definition of malware is software that is
downloaded onto your computer without your
permission. It is software that steals your data
or harms your computer. When an advertiser
creates adware with spyware attached to it so that
they can gather information about your Internet
experiences, it becomes an unethical venture. It
does not matter if the information that is collected
is benign or if it is critical data. If it is collected
without your permission, it is stealing. One form
of stealing can easily lead to more corruption and
crimes that are serious. Identity theft is just another
form of Internet crime that has made it into the
physical world. So despite that fact that adware itself
is usually not dangerous it is very much associated
with other forms of malware that can be extremely
dangerous.

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What is Adware?

  • 1. March 16th, 2013 Published by: Anonymous Ip Address HQ What is Adware? How To Prevent Adware from Being Downloaded What is Adware? To Your Computer: Source: http://ipaddresshq.com/what-is-adware/ Internet security provides several tools that are Adware is software that is designed to play, pop there for us to use. The manual scan feature is up, display, or download automatically. Adware important because it will scan an individual file is often linked with ad revenue campaigns. The or component and check for malicious software, more technical name for adware is ad supporting virus, adware and spyware. Adware is almost always software, which means that the production of associated with email so be careful when you open adware is driven by another persons desire to profit your email, and think twice about downloading from your Internet, email, or web search. programs that are free. Is Adware Dangerous? To add extra protection to your computer make Most adware is not dangerous, but what is sure that your computer’s security software detects downloaded to your computer is rarely just adware. adware as well as malware. Prevention is a good This is because advertisers will often attach other first step, but having a strong back up is a better programs to adware. Those other programs are plan of action. Comodo Internet Security is a good spyware, and that is part of why the concept of program that securely protects your computer from adware is dangerous. It is not so much that the the dangers of the Internet. pop ad is going to destroy your computer, though adware can make your computer run slower. The ethical dilemma is that an advertiser has crossed an ethical line by creating adware that is really spyware. Spyware is malicious it is also akin to malware which can be very dangerous. The definition of malware is software that is downloaded onto your computer without your permission. It is software that steals your data or harms your computer. When an advertiser creates adware with spyware attached to it so that they can gather information about your Internet experiences, it becomes an unethical venture. It does not matter if the information that is collected is benign or if it is critical data. If it is collected without your permission, it is stealing. One form of stealing can easily lead to more corruption and crimes that are serious. Identity theft is just another form of Internet crime that has made it into the physical world. So despite that fact that adware itself is usually not dangerous it is very much associated with other forms of malware that can be extremely dangerous.