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A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware
Software that is free to the user, but supported by advertisers
A program that displays banners while being run, or reports users habits or information to 3rd parties
while not necessarily malware, adware is considered to go beyond the reasonable advertising that one might expect from freeware or shareware Typically a separate program that is installed at the same time as a shareware or similar program, adware will usually continue to generate advertising even when the user is not running the origianlly desired program See also cookies, spyware, and web bugs
{i} ad-supported computer software, software that may be installed for free but includes advertisements promoting various good and services
A software system supported by advertising
is software that may have been installed on your computer by a remote site Many free utilities that you download from the Internet will install hidden software that sends details of the websites you visit and other information from your computer (which can include your email address) to advertisers so they can target you with popup ads and spam See Spam, Spyware
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