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2. Spyware - Wikipedia

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   As new spyware programs are released, anti-spyware developers discover and evaluate them, adding to the list of known spyware, which allows the software to detect and remove new spyware. As a result, anti-spyware software is of limited usefulness without regular updates. Updates may be installed automatically or manually.

3. What is spyware, exactly? Cybersecurity experts explain - AOL

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   What is spyware? "Spyware is software with malicious intent or purpose," Tom Kelly, president and chief executive officer of the consumer privacy platform IDX, tells Yahoo Life. "This software can ...

4. What is spyware — and how can you protect yourself? - AOL

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   Spyware is unwanted software that takes over your computing device, steals your sensitive information and internet usage data, and can be classified as a type of malware. Spyware is a form of ...

5. Privacy-invasive software - Wikipedia

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   What some users regard as legitimate software could be regarded as a spyware by others. As the term "spyware" has gained traction; close synonyms such as trackware, evilware and badware have been created to distinguish the subject from the term spyware. As a result, the term privacy-invasive software was introduced to encapsulate all such software.

6. Malware - Wikipedia

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   Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software) [1] is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive access to information, or which unknowingly interferes with the user's computer security and privacy.

7. Computer security software - Wikipedia

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   Computer security software or cybersecurity software is any computer program designed to influence information security.This is often taken in the context of defending computer systems or data, yet can incorporate programs designed specifically for subverting computer systems due to their significant overlap, and the adage that the best defense is a good offense.