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An advertisement is a form of communication to help sell or distribute a certain product for profit. | An advertisement is a form of communication to help sell or distribute a certain product for profit. | ||
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Advertisements have been used with different techniques that can seem potentially unwanted towards Internet users. Some techniques used are: | Advertisements have been used with different techniques that can seem potentially unwanted towards Internet users. Some techniques used are: | ||
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Some of these strategies can be seen as unwanted or malicious, such as adware or pop-ups. | Some of these strategies can be seen as unwanted or malicious, such as adware or pop-ups. | ||
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Enabling your pop-up blocker can block most of these annoying pop-up advertisements, enabling phishing protection can secure yourself from fraud, downloading an ad-blocking program can get rid of these advertisements. | Enabling your pop-up blocker can block most of these annoying pop-up advertisements, enabling phishing protection can secure yourself from fraud, downloading an ad-blocking program can get rid of these advertisements. | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 17 September 2009
What is an advertisement?
An advertisement is a form of communication to help sell or distribute a certain product for profit.
Are advertisements bad?
Advertisements have been used with different techniques that can seem potentially unwanted towards Internet users. Some techniques used are:
- Banners
- Promotions
- False advertising
- Drive-by-download
- Propaganda
- Redirections
- Pop-ups
- Nagware
- Adware
- Scareware
- Mail and spam
Some of these strategies can be seen as unwanted or malicious, such as adware or pop-ups.
Some risks can lead to:
- Frauds, scam and phishing
- Installing adware, spyware or other potentially unwanted programs
- Spam
- Hijacked computer or browser
- Slower page loading
How can I block these advertisements?
Enabling your pop-up blocker can block most of these annoying pop-up advertisements, enabling phishing protection can secure yourself from fraud, downloading an ad-blocking program can get rid of these advertisements.
