adware
Software with unnecessary code which slows the function of the host software, steals resources from the host computer, and violates privacy of the user.No one well informed in their right mind would run software that only displayed privacy violating internet ads. Similarly no one sane and well informed would want software to
embed internet ad rendering code surreptitiously or directly.Software is payware or not-payware. There is no middle ground held by
malware. The COST of using
adware is violated privacy, less processing power, and less bandwidth.
Adware is SELF EVIDENTLY NOT
freeware nor free in any sense of the word.
Malware is software that violates the user in one or more ways.ALL adware is malware BY DEFINITIONAnyone claiming otherwise is ignorant, evil, or delusion.real-freeware includes Open Source, a complex movement that offers code out of selflessness.
adware
by ChibiTaryn on Aug 01, 2003 20:03:55
A close relation to
spyware.
A program that either downloads itself to your machine without permission, or
bundled with other software, that secretly spies on you in order to direct advertising at you.
Can be removed with Ad Aware or
Spybot Search and Destroy
Adware
by Cumdog with mustard on Apr 28, 2021 22:01:14
An annoying virus that infects your pc or phone giving you ads and popups and is gotten mainly from piracy sites suchas
romsmania, coolrom, gamefabrique, and the famous torrent clients uTorrent and Bittorrent and youtubers that use
adfly links.
Some examples of adware include:
WebHelper
Webdiscover
Webnavigator
Lavasoft Adaware (when installed by unknown source)
Any romsmania download on android
Viruses Infections Spyware Trojans and Adware
by Prodo123 on Mar 08, 2010 08:21:50
Example:
Kaspersky : DING! Your computer has viruses!
Norton : DING! Your computer is infected!
Spybot : DING! Your computer has spywares!
McAfee : DING! Your computer has Trojans!
Ad-Aware : DING! Your computer has adwares!
You : Viruses Infections Spyware Trojans and Adware! Screw this, I'm getting Windows 7.