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2. Lavasoft - Wikipedia

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   Adaware Web Companion, a component of the Adaware antivirus, is frequently packaged alongside potentially unwanted programs. Adaware accomplishes this by striking deals with malware operators and site owners to distribute its software in exchange for money. Adaware Web Companion is known to collect user data and send it back to remote servers.

3. Potentially unwanted program - Wikipedia

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   Antivirus companies define the software bundled as potentially unwanted programs [1] [2] which can include software that displays intrusive advertising (adware), or tracks the user's Internet usage to sell information to advertisers , injects its own advertising into web pages that a user looks at, or uses premium SMS services to rack up ...

4. Adware - Wikipedia

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   The term adware is frequently used to describe a form of malware (malicious software) [23] [24] which presents unwanted advertisements to the user of a computer. [25] [26] The advertisements produced by adware are sometimes in the form of a pop-up, sometimes in an "unclosable window" and sometimes injected into web pages. [27] [28]

5. 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 ...

6. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

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   If you've cleared the cache in your web browser, but are still experiencing issues, you may need to restore its original settings. This can remove adware, get rid of extensions you didn't install, and improve overall performance. Restoring your browser's default settings will also reset your browser's security settings.

7. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_hijacking

   Browser hijacking is a form of unwanted software that modifies a web browser's settings without a user's permission, ... It is also a form of adware. It displays ...