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2. Criticism of Yahoo! - Wikipedia

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   Adware and spyware. Yahoo! has also been criticized for funding spyware and adware—advertising from Yahoo!'s clients often appears on-screen in pop-ups generated from adware that a user may have installed on their computer without realizing it by accepting online offers to download software to fix computer clocks or improve computer security ...

3. Inappropriate advertising on AOL - AOL Help

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   1. Scan your computer for viruses and malware. 2. Run the Microsoft Update Utility. 3. Perform an optional AOL Security Check. Scan your computer for viruses and malware. Note: Please check to see that your McAfee software is updated by following the instructions given in our help article Using McAfee: Features Follow the instructions in that ...

4. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

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   Restoring your browser's default settings will also reset your browser's security settings. A reset may delete other saved info like bookmarks, stored passwords, and your homepage. Confirm what info your browser will eliminate before resetting and make sure to save any info you don't want to lose. While Internet Explorer may still work with ...

5. Fix problems with AOL websites due to ad blocking software

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   • Unblock yahoo.com in any antivirus software, which may have built-in ad blocker. • Disable ad blocker on the home Internet router. Refer to the manufacturer's instruction manual. • Check all the icons in the browser navigation bar for a possible ad blocker, and disable/remove them.

6. Scareware - Wikipedia

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   Scareware is part of a class of malicious software that includes rogue security software, ransomware and other scam software that tricks users into believing their computer is infected with a virus, then suggests that they download and pay for fake antivirus software to remove it. [2] Usually the virus is fictional and the software is non ...

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.