What is Adware?
How did adware get on my computer?
Adware is a function of a spyware program. In
a utopian world adware makes perfect sense. The function of
adware is to serve up web pages or ads that you may like to
see.
But this isn't utopia.
The adware program knows what you like because
it is watching every web site and every search term you type
into your web browser. The adware program then sends that
information to the "home" location for storage and
ad placement.
It works like this. When you visit a web
location the adware program looks at it's advertisers that
match that description. What you end up with is:
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The original site you wanted
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A pop-up or a pop-under of a related site.
This is an advertisers dream. You went to look
at a store selling diamonds and another store selling diamonds
popup as well.
When the advertisers buys into an adware
company they give the particular keywords and competitor's
websites that they want to be associated with. So if you have
adware on your computer and you do a Google search for
"diamonds" then the adware program knows to also
display the advertisers web site.
This is a great legal way to get to buyers
while they are hot. There is nothing illegal about this. Even
though they are prying into yours and your children's privacy!
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