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Adware is a type of Advertising Display Software. It will install on users' computers along with other program downloads without their authorization, aiming at releasing commercial advertisements that may be unexpected or unwanted by users. Annoyingly, normally users are forced to visit the frequently-appearing advertisements, making the computer perform extremely sluggishly or crash randomly if it is an old computer.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoAn Adware program is any program that randomly displays pop-up ads on intenet pages, they also may monitor internet activity and send it to a third party website
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoHow could ads give you viruses, first of all. Second of all the only way that could happen is if you actually listened to the ad, bought the product and got sick
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Does WikiAnswers have viruses or other types of adware on it?
No, there is no adware or any virus on WikiAnswers
What does an adware virus do?
Most adware consists of cookies and hidden tags, not viruses. However, some adware has the potential to spread if you forward a file to which it is attached.
Does zwinky have a virus?
Yes, it does. It has Adware. And, it infected my computer.
What is a adware virus?
Adware is a type virus that installs addons on your computer, so you end up getting large amount of advertisements running as you open internet explorer.
Where can one download a free Adware remover?
You can download free Adware removers from product websites such as Lavasoft and MalwareBytes. You can also get free Adware removers from the Anti-Virus section of Cnet.
What is a known adware removal tool?
There are many known adware removal tools. Examples of adware removal tools include popular on the web sources such as Lava Soft and Norton Anti-Virus.
What is click potato software?
It is not a virus, its adware, the last person must not know what adware is, and they don't seem to know much about computers. Adware is malicious software that plants itself into your computer and makes ads that if you click them, it will download a virus, but not all the ads pulls off the web are viruses. It's very annoying, but not a virus, but it will download viruses. Delete it.
What are the categories of Computer Virus?
maleware, spyware, trojan, sypware, worms, adware
What is a name of one computer virus?
I can give you 3 there is adware, spyware and malware
Does 360 horizon cause a virus?
It has a adware. It annoys us with search.us toolbar
Can you get virus if you have more softwares for single function?
You wont get a virus if the software is from a reliable source and the software is not shareware supported by adware.
Is zwinky a virus?
Sadly.....Yes, i loved zwinky, i used to play everyday, until..... I did a virus scan, and well I got 137 ADWARE and 5 Pups. SO i deleteed zwinky did a virus search and Boom all gone AVOID AT ALL COST IT MAY LOOK COOL BUT VIRUS and ADWARE and Pups. DO NOT INSTALL
