Crusader is an adware program that displays advertisements, modifies text in search results, and displays tech support scam alerts depending on the web sites that you are visiting. This adware ...

How to know if your computer is infected with the ad-based malware. — -- Adware continues to be one of the most pervasive scams on the Internet, according to Google, which found more than five ...

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Google has struggled for years to keep malicious applications from sneaking into the Play Store, but a new round of takedowns is highlighting the challenge of getting the problem under control. At the ...

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A unique form of advanced persistent adware (APA) recently found by the Booz Allen Dark Labs’ Advanced Threat Hunt team is lurking on enterprise networks and can evade traditional forms of ...

Dictionary is a Firefox addon that will display advertisements in search result pages and web sites that you visit. When installed, Dictionary injects a javascript script into web sites that you visit ...

One of the biggest selling points of the Windows Store is its promise of safety. Apps have to be approved to make it into the store, and the sandbox in which apps run should prevent them from causing ...

The decision by adware leader Claria to postpone its initial public offering comes as the fast-growing business of advertising-supported software is increasingly coming under pressure. For years, ...

There is a lot of confusion among Internet users as to the difference between adware and spyware. Adware--generally defined as software installed by consenting users seeking free, value-added services ...