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Adware:W32/Adware
| Name : | Adware:W32/Adware |
| Detection Names : |
Gen.Adware.Heur |
| Category: | Spyware |
| Type: | Adware |
| Platform: | W32 |
Summary
This program delivers advertising content to the user. It is usually annoying but harmless, unless it is combined with spyware or trackware.
Additional Details
This is the Adware General Information page.
Adware is software that produces advertisements on the computer to which it is installed. Adware is often bundled with free software that provides some functionality to the user.
If the functionality of the free software outweighs the potential inconvenience of the advertisements, then the computer user may elect to keep the adware installed. Many are however unaware of the connection between the free software and the adware. For those users, the adware can be a considerable annoyance.
Note
A detection name that includes "Gen:Adware.Heur" indicates that the sample was identified by a Generic Detection designed to look for suspicious behaviors that may indicate the presence of an unwanted or malicious program.
There is also a FSAV detection for "Adware", which identifies Data Miner programs, applications designed to collect information about the user and does so actively. This may or may not include transmission of the information to the a remote server, but the server is owned by the company producing the detected application and more importantly, the information collected is disclosed to the user via privacy policy and/or licensing.
Adware is software that produces advertisements on the computer to which it is installed. Adware is often bundled with free software that provides some functionality to the user.
If the functionality of the free software outweighs the potential inconvenience of the advertisements, then the computer user may elect to keep the adware installed. Many are however unaware of the connection between the free software and the adware. For those users, the adware can be a considerable annoyance.
Note
A detection name that includes "Gen:Adware.Heur" indicates that the sample was identified by a Generic Detection designed to look for suspicious behaviors that may indicate the presence of an unwanted or malicious program.
There is also a FSAV detection for "Adware", which identifies Data Miner programs, applications designed to collect information about the user and does so actively. This may or may not include transmission of the information to the a remote server, but the server is owned by the company producing the detected application and more importantly, the information collected is disclosed to the user via privacy policy and/or licensing.