Ethical Hacking: Techniques, Tools, and Countermeasures, 4th Edition
by Michael G. Solomon, Sean-Philip Oriyano
Adware
You will frequently find adware in the same devices infected with spyware and potentially other malware. Adware is software specifically designed to display ads on a system in the form of pop-ups or nag screens. When this class of software is deployed with spyware, the effect can be quite dramatic: Users will be bombarded with ads specifically targeted to them and their search habits.
Adware is sometimes installed on victims’ systems by being bundled with software that they wish to install. In these situations, the adware can monitor the usage of the software it was installed with, or it can monitor a wide range of other activities.
The goals of adware can be very different from those of spyware or other types of malware. In the early ...
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