Adware will cause all kinds of problems on your computer. Advertisements will pop up for sites you've visited, or for goods that you have recently looked at. It's a pain when you are in the middle of researching something and this happens. So what do you do and how do you prevent it? Well one way is to not download anything, easier said then done really. Or don't go and get any of those shareware programs out there. You would be surprised at what different shareware software's are bundled with adware, thus letting the developer get back some of their money from creating the software.



What we are going to do today is go over the different shareware's that are bundled with that nasty old adware.

123 Messenger

MessengerSkinner

180 Solutions

Mirar Toolbar

180 Search Assistant

Messenger Plus!Live 888 bar

Oemji Toolbar

Adsite Toolbar

PornDigger!

Adobe Reader

Smiley Central

AOL Instant Messenger

Real Player

Yahoo Messenger

TagaSaurus

Bonzi Buddy

TopMoxie

Block Checker

Tribal Fusion

BSPlayer

Sweet IM

Burn4Free

Videothang

Clip Genie

Virus Protect Pro

Comet Cursor

Weather Bug

Comodo Firewall

Windows Live

Crazy Girls

When U

Dydoor

Win Fixer

Daemon Tools

Winzix

Direct Revenue

XXX Shop Online

DivX V6.8.3.18

XXX Toy

Dollar Revenue

Zango

Ebates Money Maker

Zango Toolbar

Error Safe

Zwinky

Ezula

Gator

Hotbar

ICQ

IE Plugin

IncrediMail

Kazaa

LimeWire

As you can see by this list, which isn't even a full list, adware is out there all over the place just waiting for you to download something and corrupt your computer. Some adware is just like spyware, where it will collect your information of sites being visited without you knowing so.

One perfect example of adware is the Eudora email client. You get to use all the program features for a certain trial period, and once that time is over you are given the choice to either use it for free, or paid. If you choose free you're going to be swamped by advertisements. That's why they try and sell you the version you pay for, it will make sure that you are not inundated by these ads you try to stay away from.

So how do you go about preventing this problem or detecting it? There are tons of programs out there that have been developed to detect, remove or quarantine spyware and adware. If you have adware that is really spyware it is known as malware. Many of these programs that have been developed to remove spyware will also remove your adware.

There are a few more prominent ones, such as Ad-Aware and Spybot-Search and Destroy. These were specifically developed for detecting spyware and not detecting viruses. Although some anti-virus software will work on spyware and adware, it seems like the best bet is to choose one that is for adware specifically.

Yes it means adding more software to your already software full computer, but in the long run you really can't beat having it there. So protect your computer, and keep it running smoothly.