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software that automatically adds unwanted advertisements to a user interface
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adware

Summary

adware ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • adware is a type of freeware[2].
  • adware is a type of malware[3].
  • adware's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Adware[4].
  • adware's P6009 is recorded as 4215[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include freeware[2] and malware[3].

Why It Matters

adware ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month).[1] adware has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] adware is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Q112756861. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). adware. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/adware
MLA “adware.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/adware.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_adware_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{adware}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/adware}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 22d ago · NMaia · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consumer rights wiki article id → 10904
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14350]]: 10904, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297028430|Adware (#297028430)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8142|‎Consumer Rights Wiki arti"
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