Definitions

• Adware (Advertising Software) is a software application in which advertisements are displayed while the program is running, especially in pop-up windows or banners, and is often installed without the user's knowledge or consent.
• Spyware (Spying Software) is any software that covertly gathers information about a user while he/she navigates the Internet and transmits the information to an individual or company that uses it for marketing or other purposes.
• Malware (Malicious Software) is software, such as viruses, intended to damage or disable a computer system. Malware often work in conjunction with Adware.

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