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2. Inappropriate advertising on AOL

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   Learn what to do when you see inappropriate advertising on AOL and how to protect your computer from spyware or malware.

3. Why do I have so many pop up ads? Your computer could ... - AOL

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   At their worst, pop-up ads—known as adware—are laced with malware, or malicious programming designed to infect your computer as soon as you click on it, stealing your most sensitive data, from ...

4. Adware - Wikipedia

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   Adware has also been discovered in certain low-cost Android devices, particularly those made by small Chinese firms running on Allwinner systems-on-chip. There are even cases where adware code is embedded deep into files stored on the system and boot partitions, to which removal involves extensive (and complex) modifications to the firmware. [37]

5. How to stop pop-ups, according to cyber security experts - AOL

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   Even if the pop-ups don't seem to be doing anything to harm your computer, Steinberg points out that "unwanted adware is malware." Basically, if pop-ups are showing up on your computer, it's ...

6. The Many Faces of Malware - AOL

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   Adware: Collects marketing data about you without your knowledge and displays unwanted advertisements on your computer. Spyware: Gathers personal and confidential information and shares it with ...

7. HijackThis - Wikipedia

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   HijackThis (also HiJackThis or HJT) is a free and open-source [2] tool to detect malware and adware on Microsoft Windows.It was originally created by Merijn Bellekom, and later sold to Trend Micro.