Three things come to mind when you hear the word adware.
The first is in the first syllable ad. This clues you into the concept of adware. So adware is a software that carries an advertisement. This advertisement is displayed as a banner pop up or a bar that appears on your computer screen when youre using the software.
The second is spyware. Although not all adware are spyware, it is generally agreed that many adware programs also have spyware. This has caused a lot of hoopla because certain adware programs track a users information which is passed to third parties without the users permission. This prevalent situation has put the Electronic Privacy Information Centre on red alert, not to forget some lobby groups that are huffing and puffing about violation of privacy.
The third thing about adware is that its free. If you think about it, however, it isnt really free because you are bombarded with unwanted ads and your personal identity is compromised. When software developers offer a software for free, they usually integrate codes into the software that will simultaneously download advertising banners into the users computer. The authors of such...