What is Spyware?
Spyware is software that is secretly installed on a personal computer in order to take partial control or to intercept the users computer without the users permission. Besides monitoring a computer users actions, spyware technology can also be used for far more frequent actions in monitoring a users behavior. Some actions of spyware software include collecting personal information, redirecting your Web browser to different sites, install additional software, and sending advertising revenue to third parties.
Everything that spyware does occurs in the background without the user's knowledge. When the user visits websites this information is recorded by the spyware software. The spyware software then in turn exploits this data to be used fo View the rest of this article
Monday, September 24, 2007
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