Adware

Adware

Adware, or advertising-supported software,is any software package that automatically renders advertisements in order togenerate revenue for its author. The advertisements may be in the userinterface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installationprocess. The functions may be designed to analyze which Internet sites the uservisits and to present advertising pertinent to the types of goods or servicesfeatured there. The term is sometimes used to refer to software that displaysunwanted advertisements known as malware.