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Spyware (Computer software)

LC control no.sh2005000096
LC classificationQA76.76.S69
Topical headingSpyware (Computer software)
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Found inWork cat.: U.S. Cong. House. Comm. on Energy and Commerce. Subcomm. on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection. Spyware, what you don't know can hurt you, 2004.
Computeruser high tech dictionary WWW site, Dec. 29, 2004 (Spyware: software that sends information about your internet sessions back to the computer from which it's launched; often used to create marketing profiles based on surfing habits)
Webopedia WWW site, Dec. 29, 2004 (Spyware: n., any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes)
Wikipedia, May 8, 2009 (Malware - Malware, a portmanteau from the words malicious and software, is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent ... Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, most rootkits, spyware, dishonest adware, crimeware and other malicious and unwanted software)