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2. Spyware - Wikipedia

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   Spyware is frequently associated with advertising and involves many of the same issues. Because these behaviors are so common, and can have non-harmful uses, providing a precise definition of spyware is a difficult task. [2]

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. Privacy-invasive software - Wikipedia

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   In its narrow sense, Spyware is a term for tracking software deployed without adequate notice, consent, or control for the user. However, since this definition does not encompass all of the different types of spyware available, they also provide a wider definition, which is more abstract in its appearance:

5. Adware - Wikipedia

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   The precise definition of the term in this context also varies. [c] Adware that observes the computer user's activities without their consent and reports it to the software's author is called spyware. [33] Adware may collect the personal information of the user, causing privacy concerns. [34]

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

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   Spyware is a form of malicious software that can steal your passwords and credit card numbers, or even capture your personal identity. Here are some signs your computer might have a spyware problem:

7. 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.