SPYWARE
\spˈa͡ɪwe͡ə], \spˈaɪweə], \s_p_ˈaɪ_w_eə]\
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(Or "adware") Any type of software that transmitsinformation without the user's knowledge.Information is sent via the Internet to a server somewhere,normally as a hidden side effect of using a program.Gathering this information may benefit the user indirectly,e.g. by helping to improve the software he is using. It maybe collected for advertising purposes or, worst of all, tosteal security information such as passwords to onlineaccounts or credit card details.Spyware may be installed along with other software or as theresult of a virus infection. There are many tools availableto locate and remove various forms of spyware from a computer.Some HTTP cookies could be considered as spyware as theiruse is generally not made explicit to users. It is howeverpossible to disallow them, either totally or individually, andsome are actually useful, e.g. recording the fact that a userhas logged in. (http://spychecker.com/spyware.html).
By Denis Howe
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