Pieces of information generated by a Web server and stored on your computer for future access. Cookies were originally implemented to allow you to customize your Web experience. However, some sites now issue adware cookies, which allow multiple sites to store and access cookies that may contain personal information (surfing habits, usernames and pa [..]

is advertising-supported software that displays pop-up advertisements. Adware is usually available via free downloads from the Internet. Adware is often bundled with or embedded within freeware, utilitarian programs like filesharing applications, search utilities, information-providing programs (such as clocks, messengers, alerts, weather, and so o [..]

Software products designed to detect, remove or disable existing spyware infections and/or and prevent spyware installation.

Protects a PC from spyware infection. Spyware protection software will find and remove spyware without system interruption.

An anti-virus software program available for download.

A user-generated, shared online journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies; "postings on a blog are usually in chronological order. Derived from "Web log," "blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

An application program that allows the user to examine encoded documents in a form suitable for display, esp. such a program for use on the Web.

A spyware program that resets a user's homepage so each time the browser is launched, the user lands on the site determined by the spyware.

An error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in a computer program that prevents it from behaving as intended (e.g., producing an incorrect result). Most bugs arise from mistakes and errors made by people in either a program's source code or its design, and a few are caused by compilers producing incorrect code.

When credit card fraud occurs, a merchant (business, service provider, seller, etc.) is tricked into releasing merchandise or rendering services, believing that a credit card account will provide payment. The merchant later learns that they will not be paid, or that the payment they received will be reclaimed by the card's issuing bank. A frau [..]