WHAT IS ADWARE?

Adware is a type of malicious software that is designed to collect information on users and serve them ads without their knowledge.

It's often downloaded unwittingly by users and compromises security while hiding its existence.

According to security researchers at Kaspersky Labs:

'Adware is the name given to programs that are designed to display advertisements on your computer, redirect your search requests to advertising websites and collect marketing-type data about you – for example, the types of websites that you visit – so that customized adverts can be displayed.'

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