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| 1. | What is Spyware and Adware? |
| SpyWare is part of an overall public concern about privacy on the Internet. SpyWare reports your activities to the advertising providers' web site for storage and analysis. With the collected information, Spyware providers... read full editorial |
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| 2. | Your PC is probably infected if: |
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* You have downloaded free mp3 music online using P2P
* Your computer is running extremely slow
* Your computer is invaded by those horrible popup ads
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| 3. | SpyWare |
| SpyWare is part of an overall public concern about privacy on the Internet. SpyWare is Internet jargon for Advertising Supported Software (Ad-ware). It is a way for shareware authors to make money from a product, other than... read full editorial |
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| 4. | Ad-ware |
| AdWare is any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up... read full editorial |
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| 5. | What is ThiefWare? |
| Thief-Ware is software being used in an unethical or disagreeable manner. The term does not necessarily mean that the software is involved in outright thievery or other serious criminal activity as determined by law.
Some... read full editorial |
