We are used to using the word malware to refer to all kinds of malicious software, but what exactly is crapware?
We call crapware or junkware software pre-installed by companies – without the client's mediation – on the devices they sell ; that is, when acquiring a tablet, a smartphone, a desktop PC or a laptop, we find programs that appear on our electronic device and that usually have little use for the user. Software that comes from the factory .
Most of the software we call crapware has an expiration date . They usually introduce us to personalized browsers, applications of all kinds, trial versions that expire after 30 days and to continue using them they refer us to a payment gateway to buy the license … programs that tend to slow down our devices (for example, startup system) and whose uninstallation is not as accessible as we would like . Many experts advise removing all pre-installed software before starting the setup of our new device.
