Threatpost: Microsoft has announced this summer it will change the way it classifies adware by beginning to block unwanted and intrusive advertisements from users.
New objective criteria drafted up by the company stipulates that by July 1 internet ads must have a visible close button and must clearly state who’s behind them, or they’ll be branded as adware.
A blog post by Michael Johnson, a researcher at the company’s Malware Protection Center, described the changes in a blog entry Thursday afternoon.