What is Adware?
Adware are programs which will, after installation, display advertisements. These come in two types, the first being used in shareware programs to 'pay' for development, the advertisements are integrated into the program. Here adware means advertised supported software. The second category is the one which causes trouble, this adware, provided by companies like gator, but also included in messenger plus! (don't check the box next to install with sponsors), give you advertisements at random times when online. You don't see the software is there, and when getting those ads, it can be hard to tell with which program the adware came. The last category can also be recognized by a ridicilous ammount of advertisements and pop-ups the user experiences. Click here, for removal instructions and here for safety tips.