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Adware Advertising Gone Wrong
By James
If you spend any time at all on the Internet, you can hardly avoid the copious ads that appear on nearly every site you visit. Advertising in and of itself isn't a bad thing. It makes people who do business over the Internet able to bring in some money and keep their venture going. There's nothing wrong with making a little money! Unfortunately, a type of software called "adware" has sprung up for advertising purposes, and it can seriously affect your computer.
Adware, simply put, is any software that plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to your computer. While that sounds fairly harmless, adware can actually slow down your or cause it to display some pretty objectionable advertising.
Initially, adware really was pretty simple and, though sometimes irritating, it was a pretty minor nuisance. In most cases it was just a couple of files that you could very easily delete. And, in many cases, it was and still is used to bring you a free version of a useful program. For example, you might download a program to your that displays advertisement upon start up. The program gives you the option to either purchase the program with additional features and no advertisements, or you can continue using the free version, which will continue to display advertisements.
Unfortunately, not all adware is harmless anymore. It's actually become an enormous business and a real moneymaker. One adverse affect of adware is the compromising of your computer's stability. If your system becomes badly infected, it can move very slowly, crash, or be completely unable to start up at all.
Adware also puts your privacy at risk. Some adware actually reports back to its creators your Internet activity so that they can send you targeted advertising.
Adware may make your display pop-up ads even if you have a pop-up blocker. This is accomplished when the adware ads itself to your list of sites from which you'll accept pop-ups. Unfortunately, some of these pop-up ads may contain pornographic material, and there's no telling when they'll show up. It could be while your young children are surfing the Internet.
These pop-ups can be very misleading, too. They may give you an option to choose "yes," "no," or "cancel." However, regardless of what you click on, they'll redirect you to another site or download an unwanted program.
Adware can even change
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