Whats the difference between spyware and adware?
Ed Tittel: Both types of software install themselves without asking permission — and often without informing users that they’re being installed. Adware typically tries to take over what shows up in banners on regular Web pages and may also lead to a few or an inundation of advertisements in separate pop-up or pop-under windows. Spyware typically tries to monitor and harvest activity and sensitive personal data about the users on the machines on which it runs. It often tries to package up and send that data to malicious third parties as well.
