Spyware

Also known as spying software

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AI overview

Spyware is malicious software designed to secretly collect information about a person or organization and send it to someone else, harming the user by invading their privacy or compromising their device's security. It's important to know about because spyware-like behavior can appear in various forms—including legitimate software, website tracking, and even hardware devices—making it a widespread privacy and security threat.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: software category
Subclass of: potentially unwanted program
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Has use: data exfiltration

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Commons category: Spyware
topic's main category: Category:Spyware
uses: surveillance

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Spyware — вредоносная программа, которая без согласия пользователя собирает и передает информацию с устройства. Также может именоваться как Spy, SpyWare, Spy-ware, Spy Trojan.

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