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Adware vs Badware - What's the difference?

adware | badware |

As nouns the difference between adware and badware

is that adware is (computing) a software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free) some adware programs can include spyware while badware is malware.

adware

English

(wikipedia adware)

Noun

(-)
  • (computing) A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.

    • Related terms

    * abandonware * baitware * crippleware * demoware * donationware * freeware * malware * postcardware * shareware * spyware * trialware

    See also

    * free software * open-source software * public domain software

    badware

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Malware.