A Web-based server that delivers banner ads and popup ads to the requesting Web pages. For companies that sell their own ads, the adserver may be an inhouse or co-located machine at an ISP, or it may be owned by an Internet advertising company. See Internet advertising.
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- Ad-To-Ad Combat
- Ad-To-Ad CombatSounds like malware bumping off the competition.Friend of mine got a drive by download that got pop ups of his computer may be infected and go to this website to download their dubious spyware removal utility.In the end it doesn't fight anything. Your database is sold to someone else...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- Community Wizard 4.8 (Windows)
- Start running your own professional looking Web site within a day. Community Wizard is written in ASP, so you can run it on any IIS Server with Windows 2000/XP. Community Wizard comes with tons of features such as; AdServer, Forums, Guestbook, Instant Messenger, Links Page, News, Polls, Signup/Login/Account, Sponsors, File...
- Software downloads 2008-05-08
- ToorCon Seattle 2008: Nuke plants, non-existent sub domain attacks, muffin diving, and Guitar Hero
- *** Updated: ToorCon images uploaded. Click here! Alright, that title probably sounds pretty random... well, welcome to ToorCon! ToorCon has long been one of my favorite conferences for the easy atmosphere, laid-back presentations, and parties. This year's Seattle-based ToorCon was the best I've been to. ...
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Top five reasons NOT to buy YouTube
- Top five reasons NOT to buy YouTubeYou Tube = more hype than SkypeDonna - well done. I think YouTube is wonderful, but I simply don't see how it could be sold for a reasonable sum of money today. Last summer, the game was who would buy Skype...and nobody...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-21
- Browser Wars 2006 - Microsoft set to continue dominance
- Browser Wars 2006 - Microsoft set to continue dominanceNot if the security issues aren't fixed...Drive-By spyware installs HAVE to be fixed. Period. That's been a known security issue for over a year now and they haven't done a thing about it.Also, the so-called site blocker in the Privacy...
- Discussion threads 2005-11-28
- Pop-Up Stopper 3.10.1014 (Windows)
- Block Netscape, Internet Explorer, Mozilla and desktop pop-up windows with the latest upgrade of this small tool, now with added support for Mozilla, and new technology to block annoying Messenger Service and GAIN adserver desktop ads! No need to adjust proxy settings, or add sites to a list. Pop-Up Stopper...
- Software downloads 2005-05-29
- Pop-Up Stopper Free 3.1.1014 (Windows)
- Stop Netscape, Internet Explorer, Mozilla and desktop pop-up windows with the latest upgrade of this small tool, now with added support for Mozilla, and new technology to block annoying Messenger Service and GAIN adserver desktop ads! No need to adjust proxy settings, or add sites to a list. Pop-Up Stopper...
- Software downloads 2005-04-29
- Think twice before deleting that Kazaa-Skype spyware
- The late, great Warren Zevon's "Send Lawyers, Guns and Money" epitomized his view of the roots and exercise of power.So when someone who knows a good bit about this nexus speaks, I for one, have a tendency to listen.Ben Edelman knows a lot about the lawyers and money part. He's...
- Blog posts 2004-12-01
- How spyware works--and burns
- How spyware works--and burnsZDNet please rename article to "Win32 spyware"Since us Linux users have to give permission for programs to execute. They don't install by themselves- just like any non "flawed by design" operating system should.I'm working on putting Claria OUT-OF-BIZ !!!I'm in the process of putting Claria,DealHelper and...
- Discussion threads 2004-08-17
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