What is adware and what can it do to my computer?
I am trying to download something and my virus checker keeps popping up saying adware was found. Is it still okay to download this file? And what will it do to my computer?
Adware is a type of malware that insinuates itself on your machine and tries to generate revenue for its distributors in any of several ways:
1. It can produce pop-up windows (that normal pop-up blockers can't prevent) promoting web sites.
2. It can hijack your browser (especially Internet Explorer) such that you'll go to the adware's websites even when you don't want to.
3. It can push its own "anti-malware", often with aggressive scare tactics. If the anti-malware being pushed actually does anything, it probably only attacks its competition.
If your virus checker is warning you off that download, I'd follow its advice.
Hope that helps.
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download and use a freeware program called spybot s&d
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It will annoy the sh!t out of you for sure.
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Adware is a type of malware that insinuates itself on your machine and tries to generate revenue for its distributors in any of several ways:
1. It can produce pop-up windows (that normal pop-up blockers can’t prevent) promoting web sites.
2. It can hijack your browser (especially Internet Explorer) such that you’ll go to the adware’s websites even when you don’t want to.
3. It can push its own "anti-malware", often with aggressive scare tactics. If the anti-malware being pushed actually does anything, it probably only attacks its competition.
If your virus checker is warning you off that download, I’d follow its advice.
Hope that helps.
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If you download it, you’ll get pop up ads all over your computer and third party programs installing all sorts of stuff into your toolbar and browser. Download spybot s&d or ad-aware to get rid of that sort of stuff. Always pay close attention to your virus checker. It’s very easy to prevent your computer from becoming infected, but on the other hand, it’s very easy to carelessly download something without thinking that can really mess things up.
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Adware is software with advertising functions integrated into or bundled with a program. It is usually seen by the developer as a way to recover development costs, and in some cases it may allow the program to be provided to the user free of charge or at a reduced price. The advertising income may allow or motivate the developer to continue to develop, maintain and upgrade the software product.
If you disable the advertising functions the program will usually not work
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You had better not download it.
download a Antivirus software.
Good luck.
cherryweng
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Learn how to Remove adware/malware/spyware/trojan from your computer here:
<—http://remove-adware.remove-junk.com
Good luck!
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