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Categories: Types of malware, Online advertising, Adware, Internet advertising
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adware  advertising-supported software  WinZix  ad-supported software  Ad-ware
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Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installation process. Wikipedia
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malware
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Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installation process. Wikipedia
Software that automatically adds unwanted advertisements to a user interface Wikidata
Any software package which automatically renders advertisements in order to generate revenue for its author. OmegaWiki
A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware. Wiktionary
Software application. Wiktionary (translation)