Adware is software that serves advertisements to you, either within your web browser or in other programs.

PBlock+ is a Google Chrome extension that claims to be a popup blocker, but instead displays advertisements in the browser. When installed, this extension will open new tabs in the browser that ...

While Snap.do is promoted as a useful extension, it is considered a browser hijacker and is part of PUPs (potentially unwanted programs). In addition to changing the default home page and search ...

I take security and privacy pretty seriously. After all, I am the Security Editor for MakeUseOf, so it stands to reason I'm keenly aware of malware and other threats. But during a recent antivirus ...

Vundo is a prevalent Trojan virus that causes a huge amount of unsolicited advertisements to pop-up on your screen. It silently downloads from the Internet and runs potentially harmful files that are ...