What is it?
Adware is when you are working away happily on your computer and suddenly ads pop up on your screen. Quite annoying isn’t it. Or maybe you are watching you tube or just surfing the net and these ads keep on popping up. Someone is trying to get your attention to sell you something.
The experts tell us that Adware is made up of two words “advertisement” and “software”giving us the word Adware. So it is a program that works to put ads onto your computer screen while you are working online. Sometimes Adware comes on to your computer through programs that you download. It tracks your surfing habits and send ads based on those habits to you. Free software programs will often have Adware included in the program which may or may not be advertised. This has proven to be an effective way of advertising for many companies. Of course the goal of these companies is to get you the consumer to surf over to their website to look at their product.
How does it Adware effect you and your computer?
At best it is annoying as it distracts you from what you are doing. It wastes your time and at worst it may cause a rise in blood pressure. Oh no not another one.
Here are some signs that you may have Adware problems
Host file changes meaning that when you type in a familiar website address in your browser, another, unexpected site comes instead. You think what’s up.
A slow connection. You think I will change my internet provider
Sluggish computer start up and shut down. You think you need a new computer but can’t afford it.
Delays when loading or refreshing your desktop. You think, come on hurry up.
System shut downs and you don’t know why. You think come on keep going.
Software failures. Oh no.
System freezes or crashes for no apparent reason.
Every time you experience one of the above you may be thinking what will happen next. What do I need to do to fix it?
What you can do about it
You will need the help of a program that can hunt out, remove and then protect your computer from future Adware programs. Be careful as you may download a free program that removes the Adware on your computer but replaces it with Adware programs of its own. Free doesn’t always mean free.
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