Windows adware

download manager and malware application for Windows

American software company

OpenCandy was an adware module and a potentially unwanted program classified as malware by many anti-virus vendors. They flagged OpenCandy due to its undesirable side-effects. It was designed to run during installation of other desired software. Produced by SweetLabs, it consisted of a Microsoft Windows library incorporated in a Windows Installer. When a user installed an application that had bundled the OpenCandy library, an option appeared to install software it recommended based on a scan of the user's system and geolocation. Both the option and offers it generated were selected by default

thumb|Hao123 website in the Google Chrome (Simplified Chinese version) thumb|Hao123 shortcuts installed by a software bundle (Japanese edition) Hao123 is a Chinese online listings portal by Baidu. It also has versions in other languages, such as in Portuguese (for Brazil) and in Thai (for Thailand).