What is a spyware?
The term ’spyware’ refers to a certain kind of software that “spies” on what users do with their computers. Through this close monitoring, spyware gathers information about the user and sends this information over the World Wide Web for the benefit of another person or company. The installation and running of the spyware is usually done without the user’s knowledge.
There is a wide range of information about the user that Spyware can gather. Some spywaere programs are almost harmless since they only follow the types of websites users visit and send the collected information to different advertisement agencies so that relevant advertisements can ‘pop up’ on the users screen. However, nastier versions may try to take note of what the users’ type in order to catch passwords or event credit card numbers.
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