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1. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003)
adware
 n.

    Software which is free to download and use but includes pop-up banner ads
    somewhere. See also -ware.


2. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
adware

    Any kind of software that displays advertisements
   while it is running.  The display of adverts is sometimes
   incidental to the software's main purpose (e.g. a game).  In
   the case of a piece of malware, the adverts may be its only
   purpose, possibly hidden behind a pretence of providing some
   desired function like a security scanner.  The adware's
   distributors may get paid for every machine infected.

   The adverts may vary in obtrusiveness from occasional or
   out-of-the-way images, audio or video to blocking access to
   the desired function while the advert is presented.

   Nagware is a special case of adware where the advert is for
   a license for, or upgrade to, the program itself.

   (2018-12-13)


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