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 ...

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Commentary--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, ...

Speedycar is an potentially unwanted game that allows you to race around a car and collect coins. What is not disclosed, is that this program also includes an adware component that displays ...

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 ...

Security researchers have found dozens of Android apps in the Google Play store serving ads to unsuspecting victims as part of a money-making scheme. ESET researchers found 42 apps containing adware, ...

Changes in Google Chrome extension ownership can expose thousands of users to aggressive advertising and possibly other threats, two extension developers have recently discovered. At least two Chrome ...

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, ...

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 ...

The type of dangerous adware that Lenovo pre-loaded on PCs earlier this year will soon be banned entirely from Windows devices. In a post on its TechNet blog (via Engadget), Microsoft said it will no ...