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2. Adware - Wikipedia

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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. The software may generate two types of revenue: one is for the ...

3. Spyware - Wikipedia

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   Spyware is mostly classified into four types: adware, system monitors, tracking including web tracking, and trojans; [9] examples of other notorious types include digital rights management capabilities that "phone home", keyloggers, rootkits, and web beacons.

4. List of spyware programs - Wikipedia

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   Hermit is a toolkit developed by RCS Lab for government agencies to spy on iOS and Android mobile phones. HuntBar, aka WinTools or Adware.Websearch, was installed by an ActiveX drive-by download at affiliate Web sites, or by advertisements displayed by other spyware programs—an example of how spyware can install more spyware. These programs ...

5. Malware - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software) [1] is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive access to information, or which unknowingly interferes with the user's computer security and ...

6. Your Must-Have Cheat Sheet for Cybersecurity Terms - AOL

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   Adware - Software that automatically runs while the user is online, displaying or downloading advertisements, which are often unwanted. Adware is a close cousin of spyware as many adware programs ...

7. Potentially unwanted program - Wikipedia

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   A potentially unwanted program ( PUP) or potentially unwanted application ( PUA) is software that a user may perceive as unwanted or unnecessary. It is used as a subjective tagging criterion by security and parental control products. Such software may use an implementation that can compromise privacy or weaken the computer's security.