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Spyware
1. Term used to describe a
software program that is
intentionally installed on the computer by a user to monitor or spy on what
other users of the same computer are doing.
2. A term used to describe
a software program that has been designed to track a user's activity without the
user fully understanding the intentions of the program or not knowing about its
installation. Spyware programs are often used to help with tracking
users' habits and help with delivering proper advertisements to a user. Spyware
is installed onto a user's machine when installing free programs such as free
music sharing programs, visiting web pages such as adult oriented web pages, and
through other downloads and plug-ins on the
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