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BrowserVillage Toolbar |
| Type: |
Adware |
| Also Known As: |
BVillage |
| Created By: |
BrowserVillage Toolbar |
| Danger Level: |
3 |
| Category Description: |
Program that delivers advertisements on your PC.
Note that many websites have their own advertising, unrelated to adware.
Adware is any software application in which advertising is displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen and sometimes through text links or in integrated search results. Adware may or may not track personal information. It may also gather information anonymously or in aggregate only. Users should check the EULA and Privacy policy to ensure if the adware on their machines conforms to their standards. |
| Official Description: |
Adware, also known as an Adbot, can do a number of things from profile your online surfing and spending habits to popping up annoying ad windows as you surf. In some cases Adware has been bundled (i.e. peer-to-peer file swapping products) with other software without the user's knowledge or slipped in the fine print of a EULA (End User License Agreement).
Not all Adware is bad, but often users are annoyed by adware's intrusive behavior. Keep in mind that by removing Adware sometimes the program it came bundled with for free may stop functioning. Some Adware, dubbed a "BackDoor Santa" may not perform any activity other then to profile a user?s surfing activity for study.
AdWare can be obnoxious in that it performs "drive-by downloads". Drive-by downloads are accomplished by providing a misleading dialogue box or other methods of stealth installation. Many times users have no idea they have installed the application. Often Adware makers make their application difficult to uninstall.
A "EULA" or End User License Agreement is the agreement you accept when you click "OK" or "Continue" when you are installing software.
Many users never bother to read the EULA.
It is imperative to actually read this agreement before you install any software. No matter how tedious the EULA, you should be able to find out the intent BEFORE you install the software. If you have questions about the EULA- e-mail the company and ask them for clarification. If they cannot clarify this do not install the software.
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BrowserVillage collects and stores information about the web pages you view and the data you enter in a search engine's search field while using software provided by BrowserVillage. We also collect the following information: your Internet Protocol ("IP") Address, which may include a domain name; the date and time you downloaded software provided by BrowserVillage; and the name of and information about the advertisement that may have brought you to download software provided by BrowserVillage.
Software provided by BrowserVillage.com is designed to check for the availability of software updates to ensure that you enjoy the latest improvements of the software. When the software checks for the availability of updates, anonymous information about the software version are sent to our Web server. The information is only used to determine whether new software is available for download and is not associated with your personally identifiable information.
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