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XJDHDR: /* How can protect myself from these advertisements? */

2010-11-02T03:52:52Z

‎How can protect myself from these advertisements?

2010-06-03T19:20:12Z

2010-03-12T02:52:44Z

2010-02-24T18:37:44Z

Reverted edits by BenSparow (Talk) to last revision by Bob Zenith

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2010-01-30T17:50:21Z

2009-12-27T18:47:33Z

‎What is an advertisement?

2009-12-27T18:46:45Z

‎Which are good and which are bad?

2009-12-27T18:45:20Z

‎Are advertisements bad?

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 ==How can protect myself from 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.
+Enabling your pop-up blocker can block most of these pop-up advertisements, enabling [[Phishing]] protection can secure yourself from [[Fraud]], downloading an ad-blocking program can get rid of these advertisements.
 Pop-up blockers are found in all modern web browsers including Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 2+, Chrome 2+, and others.
 Not going to shady websites (those with a poor rating, poor surfing habits, etc).

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 * [[Adware]]
 * Scareware
-* Mail and spam
+* Mail and [[Spam]]
-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 [[Popups]].
 ====Some risks can lead to:====
-* Frauds, scam and phishing
+* [[Internet Fraud | Frauds]], scam and [[Phishing]]
 * Installing [[Adware]], [[Spyware]] or other potentially unwanted programs
 * [[Spam]]
 * Hijacked computer or browser
 * Slower page loading
-* Identity theft
+* [[Identity Theft | Identity theft]]
 ==How can protect myself from 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.
+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.
 Pop-up blockers are found in all modern web browsers including Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 2+, Chrome 2+, and others.
 Not going to shady websites (those with a poor rating, poor surfing habits, etc).

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 * Optional Third-party inclusion in Installation
 * Nagware
-* Adware
+* [[Adware]]
 * Scareware
 * Mail and spam
-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.
 ====Some risks can lead to:====
 * Frauds, scam and phishing
-* Installing adware, spyware or other potentially unwanted programs
+* Installing [[Adware]], [[Spyware]] or other potentially unwanted programs
-* Spam
+* [[Spam]]
 * Hijacked computer or browser
 * Slower page loading

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 * Scareware
 * Mail and spam
 Some of these strategies can be seen as unwanted or malicious, such as adware or pop-ups.

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 * Scareware
 * Mail and spam
 Some of these strategies can be seen as unwanted or malicious, such as adware or pop-ups.

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 ==Which are good and which are bad?==
-Text advertisements (usually seen on google), and most image/video (banner) advertisements are mostly safe, however not entirely. Some of these include: unknown websites full of advertisement(s), popup/popunder, and win a free product advertisement.
+Text advertisements (usually seen on Google), and most image/video (banner) advertisements are mostly safe, however not entirely. Some of these include: unknown websites full of advertisement(s), pop-up/pop-under, and win a free product advertisement.
 ==Are advertisements bad?==

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 ==What is an advertisement?==
-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 (to inform, to persuade and to remind).
 ==Which are good and which are bad?==