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2. 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 ...

3. Superfish - Wikipedia

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   Superfish was an advertising company that developed various advertising-supported software products based on a visual search engine. The company was based in Palo Alto, California. It was founded in Israel in 2006 and has been regarded as part of the country's "Download Valley" cluster of adware companies.

4. 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 ...

5. Talk:Adware - Wikipedia

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   A google search gives a similar assertion. Ad-aware, the first result, is about how to remove it along with spyware and viruses. Sophos claims to "secure your network from adware and spyware". Another site reviews the top 10 free adware, spyware and scumware removers. About.com talks about how to remove it in an article in their antivirus ...

6. Download Valley - Wikipedia

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   Download Valley. Download Valley is a cluster of software companies in Israel, producing and delivering adware to be installed alongside downloads of other software. [1] The primary purpose is to monetize shareware and downloads. These software items are commonly browser toolbars, adware, browser hijackers, spyware, and malware.

7. 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.