What is adware?

A. adware is programming masked as advertisements that cause undesirable or invasive activities on clients' pcs.
B. adware is a program that uses a computer network to replicate and propagate throughout the system
C. adware is designed to carry out specific tasks only that are designed to emulate human interactivity
D. adware is a part of the WWW unaccessible via web browsers often used for covert or illegal activites

A. adware is programming masked as advertisements that cause undesirable or invasive activities on clients' pcs.