Is There Any Way to Detect AdWare Before it Gets on Your PC?

Have you ever opened a website and immediately seen half a dozen small windows pop up in front of you about anything from male enhancement to online dating? These popups are powered by AdWare, small bits and pieces of software that websites will download to your computer through the web browser’s built in data caching – cookies and old files. While most of the time AdWare doesn’t cause any long term damage to your computer, it can severely slow down its performance and get in your way over and over again – blocking …

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