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Spyware

Spyware (a portmanteau for spying software) is any malware that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity in a way that harms the user by violating their privacy, endangering their device's security, or other means. This behavior may be present in other malware and in legitimate software. Websites may engage…

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Routes of infection

Effects and behaviors

Remedies and prevention

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Spyware programs

Spyware vendors

Rogue anti-spyware programs

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Spyware

Nodes199
Edges198
Triples302
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01005
Components1

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Spyware

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related to Bibliography · 56
Spyware → Analysing Privacy-Invasive Software Countermeasures, April, Berlin Germany, Blekinge, Blekinge Institute, Boldt, Carlsson, Computer Science, Computing, Countermeasures, Doctoral Thesis, Dordrecht NL, Eighth Nordic Workshop, Engineering, Exploring Effects, Exploring Privacy Risks, Exploring Spyware Effects, February, File-Sharing Tools, Finland
related to Anti-spyware programs · 23
Spyware → Beta, Destroy, Early, Genuine Windows XP, GIANT AntiSpyware, However, In December, In November, Lavasoft's Ad-Aware SE, Major, Many, McAfee, Microsoft, Microsoft AntiSpyware, Patrick Kolla's Spybot, PC Tools' Spyware Doctor, Programs, Search, Sophos, Symantec
related to Digital rights management · 17
Spyware → Abbott, April, Beginning, In, It, Like, Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage, Notifications, RemoveWGA, Some, Sony BMG, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Texas Attorney General Greg, While, Windows, Windows PCs, XCP
related to Civil law · 14
Spyware → Attorney General, California, Claria, Former New York State, Governor, In, In June, Inc, Intermix Media, New York Eliot Spitzer, Spitzer, The, US, Web
related to Arms-race between spyware vendors · 13
Spyware → Anti-spyware, As, Destroy, During, Over, Scan Spyware, Search, Sometimes, Spybot, The, These, This, To
related to Distinction · 13
Spyware → All, As, Boldt, Chapter, Disagreement, Section, The, This, Under, User, Warkentiens, What, While
related to history · 13
Spyware → Amazon, As, CD, CDNOW, Early, Gregor Freund, However, Microsoft's, October, The, Usenet, Zone Labs, ZoneAlarm Personal Firewall
related to Security practices · 12
Spyware → ActiveX, Cornell University's Information Technology, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Many, Marketscore, Mozilla Firefox, On March, Some ISPs, Though, To, Web
related to Criminal law · 10
Spyware → Abuse Act, Claria, Computer Fraud, Computer Misuse Act, EULA, However, Law, Many, Since, Unauthorized
has effect · 9
Spyware → Badly, CPU, In, Internet, Some, Stability, Users, Usually, Windows

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Spywareis aterm for tracking software deployed without adequate notice0.90text
being sold to advertisers or other third partiesinstance ofThe collected data is often used commercially0.80text
Harvard Law Schoolinstance ofwhich consists of actors0.80text
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Googleinstance ofwhich consists of actors0.80text
Lenovoinstance ofwhich consists of actors0.80text
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trackwareinstance ofclose synonyms0.80text
evilwareinstance ofclose synonyms0.80text
badware have been created to distinguish the subject from the term spywareinstance ofclose synonyms0.80text
PC Tools' Spyware Doctorinstance ofPrograms0.80text

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