- spyware is when they take data from you that you didn’t want to give
- adware is when they give data to you that you didn’t want to have
- bloatware is when the software’s just in the way, making the whole system slow, sluggish and inefficient
summarily these can be called crapware
How about DDOS ware?
And what about viruses that are basically just interested in fucking up your system and nothing else?
Adware is a DDOS attack on your attention.
Ads in general are exactly that.