What is Adware? How it works and how to protect against it

ZMsiXone · Jul 7, 2019

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3...w-it-works-and-how-to-protect-against-it.html

Adware is deceptive software that earns its creators money through fraudulent user clicks. Fortunately, it's one of the the most detectable types of malware.

Adware definition
Adware is a category of software applications that displays advertisements on computers or changes search results in browsers to earn money for their creators from user clicks. This category of programs has been around for decades and has mutated over time. Some adware applications are purely malicious and don't ask for user consent at all while others fall in a grey zone where users are notified about their installation through confusing user agreements or through enabled-by-default installation options.
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guest · Jul 21, 2019

Adware Is the Malware You Should Actually Worry About
July 21, 2019
https://www.wired.com/story/adware-most-common-malware/

Advertisers often pay out based on impressions, or the number of people who load their ads. So scammers have realized that the more ads they can foist upon you, the more money they pocket.

"With adware—which is in my opinion one of the boldest types of malware on the mobile front—we can see that the actors are basically following the money," says Aviran Hazum, analysis and response team leader at security firm Check Point.
Though adware isn't necessarily an immediate threat to users, even when it's on their devices, it opens the door for attackers to add other malicious functionality in the future that could endanger users' data or accounts. And adware can also come bundled with other types of malware, portending worse attacks to come.

“Many forms of adware are sold through a pay-to-install model, so the more things that get installed on an end user’s phone or PC, the more the actor gets.”
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