Malware on bulbapedia?

Shinx3000

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I was on bulbapedia a minute ago and got this message appear:



anyone know why this happened? I have no problems with my PC as far as I know and this is the first it happened.

It said bulbapedia contains elements from parkneed.com (not going on that site to see what it is)
 
I've been getting some 503 errors, but nothing like that =S And what exactly is the differnce between malware and spyware? =S
 
Ugh, again!? Just freaking login, ads go away then. We'll deal with this, though.
 
I've been getting some 503 errors, but nothing like that =S And what exactly is the differnce between malware and spyware? =S

Malware is the general umbrella term for all kinds of malicious programs that can install themselves on your computer. Spyware is a specific type of Malware that attempts to gather private and personal information about you, like a SSN, passwords, account details, finance information, etc. and then transmits that data to thieves who can use this information against you. Adware is a program that displays ads throughout your computer, and can attempt to fake you into buying software, like those trojan fake anti-virus programs that you find.
 
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