Adware
Next on the list is adware. This is one that is pretty easy to recognize. Have
you ever gone onto a website and then had your full screen fill up with
advertisements, enough that it drove you nuts? If you have experienced some
of these issues before, you know that it can be really hard to remove and deal
with. Remember that these are going to be random ads that pop up all over
the screen, not those that are just on the side of a web page that stays out of
the way.
There are a few reasons why a hacker will choose to work with adware.
Sometimes it is a way for them to make money by advertising. Other times,
these ads will be able to keep track of the information that you get ahold of,
the websites that you visit, and even keeping track of the passwords and
usernames that you place on certain sites. If too many of these ads get onto
your system, it is going to slow it down and make it hard for you to click out
of pages or respond at all.
A good way to avoid adware is to make sure that you have a good antivirus in
place that is up to date. Some of the options that you can use include ESET,
Norton, McAfee, Symantec, and Kaspersky. If your system does become
infected with adware, you should turn the computer off quickly and then take
it to someone to clean out the issue.
