---
type: "term"
title: "Adware"
description: "A type of malware that delivers unwanted advertisements, often bundled with legitimate software."
resource: "tlctc:term:adware"
tags:
  - "glossary"
---
# Adware

A type of malware that delivers unwanted advertisements, often bundled with legitimate software. In TLCTC: maps to `#7 Malware` — the software environment's designed execution capability is abused to run foreign advertising code. Adware that arrives via a compromised software package may involve a `#10 → #7` sequence.

See also: Malware (#7), Supply Chain Attack (#10)
