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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. Kazaa - Wikipedia

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   In 2006 StopBadware.org identified Kazaa as a spyware application. They identified the following components: Cydoor (spyware): Collects information on the PC's surfing habits and passes it on to Cydoor Desktop Media. B3D (adware): An add-on which causes advertising popups if the PC accesses a website which triggers the B3D code.

4. 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 ...

5. Category:Spyware removal - Wikipedia

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   Category:Spyware removal. Category. : Spyware removal. There are a number of programs available for Microsoft Windows which intercept, or detect and remove spyware. Some antivirus programs also detect and remove spyware.

6. Cydoor - Wikipedia

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   The code downloads advertisements to the "infected" system but it does not collect personal information. The company said this is the case unless "the user voluntarily supplied it". [citation needed] Removal. This software can be removed by most anti-spyware programs, such as Ad-Aware and Spybot - Search & Destroy. References

7. SpySheriff - Wikipedia

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   SpySheriff [a] is malware that disguises itself as anti-spyware software. It attempts to mislead the user with false security alerts, threatening them into buying the program. [4] Like other rogue antiviruses, after producing a list of false threats, it prompts the user to pay to remove them. The software is particularly difficult to remove, [5 ...