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2. OpenCandy - Wikipedia

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   Produced by SweetLabs, it consisted of a Microsoft Windows library incorporated in a Windows Installer. When a user installed an application that had bundled the OpenCandy library, an option appeared to install software it recommended based on a scan of the user's system and geolocation. Both the option and offers it generated were selected by ...

3. Privacy-invasive software - Wikipedia

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   These fake tools claimed to remove spyware, but instead installed their own share of adware and spyware on unwitting users' computers. Sometimes even accompanied by the functionality to remove adware and spyware from competing vendors. Anti-Spyware has become a new area of online vending with fierce competition.

4. Spyware - Wikipedia

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   Earlier versions of anti-spyware programs focused chiefly on detection and removal. Javacool Software's SpywareBlaster, one of the first to offer real-time protection, blocked the installation of ActiveX-based spyware. Like most anti-virus software, many anti-spyware/adware tools require a frequently updated database of threats.

5. Inappropriate advertising on AOL - AOL Help

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   The third suggestion is optional, and is intended only to help supply meaningful malware-related information to AOL Information Security. 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 ...

6. Remove or temporarily hide ads in AOL Mail - AOL Help

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   AOL webmail is a free email service that is made possible by marketing ads. If you find the ads to be distracting, you can temporarily hide them and even give feedback on them. To do this, hover over the ad and click the "X" in the upper right corner. You'll be given the option to temporarily hide the ad or provide feedback on it.

7. HijackThis - Wikipedia

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   HijackThis (also HiJackThis or HJT) is a free and open-source tool to detect malware and adware on Microsoft Windows. It was originally created by Merijn Bellekom, and later sold to Trend Micro . The program is notable for quickly scanning a user's computer to display the most common locations of malware, rather than relying on a database of ...

8. SUPERAntiSpyware - Wikipedia

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   SUPERAntiSpyware. SUPERAntiSpyware is a software application which can detect and remove spyware, adware, trojan horses, rogue security software, computer worms, rootkits, parasites and other potentially harmful software applications. Although it can detect various types of malware, SUPERAntiSpyware is not designed to replace antivirus software .

9. 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.