2008-07-01
Abstract
Adware programs have variously been dressed up as providing anti-phishing protection, intrusion detection capabilities as well as the ‘benefit’ of targeted advertising, but their presence is still a considerable nuisance to many. Here, Lysa Myers looks into the dubious world of Internet advertising and looks at the effects of programs such as AntiPhorm on adware in general.
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