You’ve heard of viruses, but have you heard of ? It’s the software that promises to speed up your PC, clean your registry, or "fix your drivers"—but actually just floods you with ads and steals your search history.
We've stopped clicking shady .exe files, but we blindly npm install packages with 500 dependencies. That's where modern badware hides. badware
If a free tool asks for "permission to read your data on all websites" or runs a hidden headless browser—it’s badware. You’ve heard of viruses, but have you heard of