{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"CompuClever","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.compuclever.com\/posts","author_name":"Andy Thompson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.compuclever.com\/posts\/author\/yida\/","title":"Foistware - Messing Up Your PC Experience - CompuClever","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RT7KyAaZte\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compuclever.com\/posts\/foistware-messing-up-your-pc-experience\/\">Foistware &#8211; Messing Up Your PC Experience<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compuclever.com\/posts\/foistware-messing-up-your-pc-experience\/embed\/#?secret=RT7KyAaZte\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Foistware &#8211; Messing Up Your PC Experience&#8221; &#8212; CompuClever\" data-secret=\"RT7KyAaZte\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"ynopsis: How often have you experienced changes in your computer without knowing how it occurs? It could be that your Internet browser opens to a new homepage or your search engine is no longer the same. Or maybe there are more items in your Browser toolbar or you are getting popup messages appearing. It could be that, in general, these changes have slowed down your computer performance in one way or another. Our CompuClever support team is known for assisting our customers when they notice their PC experiencing a noticeable slow down in performance. Recently when investigating with the use of our support tools, we have found common changes that result in poor PC \u201chealth\u201d. These changes are the direct result of something now known as foistware. This is also known as \u201ccrapware\u201d and is appropriately named. In this article we will begin by describing the condition and then move into methods of detection and prevention. In our follow up article, we will get into more details of how to remove these items.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.compuclever.com\/posts\/wp-content\/uploads\/search.conduit.com_.jpg"}