adware
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Definition of adware
: computer software that is provided usually for free but contains advertisements
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On Windows, clean out adware with SpyBot Search & Destroy. — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, "7 clear-cut signs you've been hacked," 4 May 2018 On Windows, clean out adware with SpyBot Search & Destroy. — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, "7 clear-cut signs you've been hacked," 4 May 2018 On Windows, clean out adware with SpyBot Search & Destroy. — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, "7 clear-cut signs you've been hacked," 4 May 2018 On Windows, clean out adware with SpyBot Search & Destroy. — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, "7 clear-cut signs you've been hacked," 4 May 2018 On Windows, clean out adware with SpyBot Search & Destroy. — Kim Komando, Fox News, "7 clear-cut signs you've been hacked," 5 May 2018 Earlier this month, for example, the FTC announced the conclusion of its look into Lenovo's conduct of pre-installing man-in-the-middle adware. — David Kravets, Ars Technica, "FTC launches Equifax breach probe, warns consumers about credit scammers," 14 Sep. 2017 This VirusTotal entry shows only Panda, Symantec, and Webroot detecting the file as adware. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Equifax website borked again, this time to redirect to fake Flash update," 12 Oct. 2017 In addition, the adware, which used the same password on all the laptops, had access to all information users sent over the internet, including login credentials, Social Security numbers and medical information. — Maria Armental, WSJ, "Lenovo Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Superfish PC Adware," 5 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adware.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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