Windows Messenger (desktop) ads often appear when you do not even have a browser open. They do not display images or links, but simply a message with an OK button.
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Sponsored Search Ads appear on search engines and web-sites. These listings are paid for by advertisers and may not be relevant to your search.
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A pop-up window is a window that appears while surfing the web that you did not specifically open. Pop-up windows often contain advertising.
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Spyware/Adware applications are programs that run on your computer and may slow down your computer and serve pop-up ads.
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Rich Media (DHTML) ads are banners and images that often float or slide across your screen.
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Banners are images located on a web page that contain advertising information. Often times the banners flash and animate and can be very distracting when surfing. Banners may also contain material you may not wish your child to view.
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Cookies to delete are the cookies you wish to have deleted when you clean your cookies. Deleting cookies will NOT harm your computer in any way. Cookies are often used to track your surfing habits or store login information.
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Flash ads are ads that often contain lots of animation and often times appear over the contents of a web-page you are viewing.
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Web Page Dialogs are windows that appear on top of your web page and often ask for information such as taking a survey. They may also contain advertising.
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Cookies to keep are those cookies you wish to keep when you clean your cookies. For instance, you may wish to keep a cookie from 'yahoo.com' so that you do not have to log into your Yahoo e-mail each time you visit the page.
