Comments on: The Difference of Adware, Spyware and Anti-virus http://digitalhub-tips.com/spyware/the-difference-of-adware-spyware-and-anti-virus/ Spyware, Adware, Registry Cleaning, and Security News Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:24:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Reverse Look Up Phone Numbers http://digitalhub-tips.com/spyware/the-difference-of-adware-spyware-and-anti-virus/#comment-1784 Reverse Look Up Phone Numbers Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:03:48 +0000 http://digitalhub-tips.com/spyware/the-difference-of-adware-spyware-and-anti-virus/#comment-1784 This is a very nice article describing the differences between such commonly confused terms. Maybe someday there will be no need to educate people on this topic. At least, one can hope. This is a very nice article describing the differences between such commonly confused terms.

Maybe someday there will be no need to educate people on this topic. At least, one can hope.

]]> By: google chrome http://digitalhub-tips.com/spyware/the-difference-of-adware-spyware-and-anti-virus/#comment-2115 google chrome Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:52:36 +0000 http://digitalhub-tips.com/spyware/the-difference-of-adware-spyware-and-anti-virus/#comment-2115 Thanks for the definitions. I think everything is getting blurred now though. You got virus makers in Eastern Europe that now have profit motivation. They don't want to harm your computer, they just want to make it into a zombie so it'll act on their command whether it's a DOS attack on a website or stealing credit card info without the user's knowledge. That's where all of the above terms kinda mix together. Great writeup though. Thanks for the definitions. I think everything is getting blurred now though. You got virus makers in Eastern Europe that now have profit motivation. They don’t want to harm your computer, they just want to make it into a zombie so it’ll act on their command whether it’s a DOS attack on a website or stealing credit card info without the user’s knowledge. That’s where all of the above terms kinda mix together. Great writeup though.

]]> By: Spyware Fix http://digitalhub-tips.com/spyware/the-difference-of-adware-spyware-and-anti-virus/#comment-2212 Spyware Fix Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:50:40 +0000 http://digitalhub-tips.com/spyware/the-difference-of-adware-spyware-and-anti-virus/#comment-2212 The lines between spyware and adware have been completely blurred. When adware originated it was a legitimate form of advertising. Instead of paying full price for a program someone could buy the adware version for free or much cheaper and just have to deal with a few ads as a result. Of course with any good thing people were looking to take advantage. First they discovered that if they started snooping on your web surfing habits they could send more targeted ads thereby increasing potential sales. Then they said well if we can spy on web surfing why not spy on other things like sensitive financial information. They began to steal credit cards and bank account numbers. Nowadays the term "adware" has a very negative stigma attached to it and it can never be considered legitimate anymore. The lines between spyware and adware have been completely blurred. When adware originated it was a legitimate form of advertising. Instead of paying full price for a program someone could buy the adware version for free or much cheaper and just have to deal with a few ads as a result.

Of course with any good thing people were looking to take advantage. First they discovered that if they started snooping on your web surfing habits they could send more targeted ads thereby increasing potential sales.

Then they said well if we can spy on web surfing why not spy on other things like sensitive financial information. They began to steal credit cards and bank account numbers. Nowadays the term “adware” has a very negative stigma attached to it and it can never be considered legitimate anymore.

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