spyware

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  1. noun Software that secretly gathers information about a person or organization.
  2. noun Any malicious software that is designed to take partial or full control of a computer's operation without the knowledge of its user.

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  • Professional Edition comes with anti-spyware, anti-rootkit and strong self-protection built-in. —  Fulldls.com
  • Internet Explorer 7 makes surfing the web fundamentally safer by offering greater protection against viruses, spyware, and other online risks. —  AllYourTV.com: Your Complete Guide To All Things TV
  • * Anti-Spyware: protection against spyware, adware and identity-theft —  Fulldls.com
  • Barclays has become the first UK bank to offer all its two million online banking customers free internet security software covering not only anti-virus software but also spyware, adware, firewalls, parental controls and spam filters. —  WebWire | Recent Headlines
  • After sketchy attempts at spam, spy cameras and anti-spyware-which-was-really-spyware, the boys hit on the idea for MySpace. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
 

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