But on a Mac or Windows computer infected with the Genieo adware, information is sent back to Genieo's servers for indexing after every search.
Granted, every time a computer user conducts a search on Google, a similar contextual advertising search result is presented, though Google clearly marks those as ads. After users search for something, Genieo then will present "contextual advertising" as search results, also known as affiliate links (read: search results placement paid to Genieo from advertisers) within the displayed search results. It's also often installed by unsuspecting users who get it directly from the Israeli-based company's website or on consumer tech sites like .Īfter installation on a Mac, Genieo ties the web browser's start page to their own search engine. Most adware and spyware infections happen when Mac or PC users install computer programs developed by third-party programmers, called "freeware," and some examples are video downloaders, file converters or PDF-file generators.īitdefender notes one of the most problematic adware applications is one known as Genieo that sometimes rides along with freeware. "Adware has become a major issue on all operating systems, regardless of their vendor, mostly because potentially unwanted applications are frequently bundled with very popular freeware programs," said Catalin Cosoi, chief security strategist at Internet security software maker Bitdefender.
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