COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -Adware is an “advertising-supported software” that displays ads on websites and collects data on a user’s behavior for marketing purposes. Adware generates revenue for a company through display and pay-per-click advertising. Not all adware is malware.

Detailed explanation-2: -Malwarebytes is an antimalware and spyware tool that can remove spyware from Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, Android and iOS. Malwarebytes can scan through registry files, running programs, HDs and individual files. Once a spyware program is detected, a user can quarantine and delete it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spyware, also known as “adware, ‘’ is software that sends information from your computer to a third party without your consent. Besides secretly monitoring a user’s behavior, spyware collects personal information, which could lead to identity theft.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spyware uses your internet connection to relay personal information such as your name, address, browsing habits, preferences, interests or downloads.

Detailed explanation-5: -Adware often includes code that tracks and records users’ personal information and internet browsing habits. This data may be used with the user’s consent to display ads that are tailored to their interests. But the software is classified as spyware if it is done without the user’s knowledge and authorization.