spyware

Related to spyware: Spy camera

spyware

Malicious software designed to surreptitiously record and transmit a computer user's private information to someone or something. The judge ruled that the tech company was installing spyware by virtue of the fact that users were at no point warned that their information was being collected. I've only ever downloaded a movie illegally once, and I ended up with such nasty spyware as a result that I never did it again.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

spyware

and data miner

n. a kind of malicious software that gathers private information from a personal computer and sends it to another computer. I have a little program that roots out spyware from my computer. It found a data miner lurking among my digital images.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

malware
cop (something) from (someone or something)
cop from
sidle up
sidle up (from someone or something)
get wise to (someone or something)
yoink
yoink something
throw dirt enough, and some will stick
throw mud enough, and some will stick

References in periodicals archive

Such reports fuel the argument that spyware legislation

Software programs that include spyware may be sold or available for

One example of spyware is software products that include, as part

Spyware: background and policy issues for congress

In the spyware context, those with greater self-efficacy are more likely to protect themselves against spyware.

Hu and Dinev (2005) used an adapted version of Azjen's (1988, 2002) Theory of Planned Behavior' to study behaviors of Internet users with respect to spyware. According to their study, users that encounter spyware are very likely to take steps to protect themselves.

Such programs represent a technical defense measure as these measures require the explicit installation of software packages that are specifically designed to prevent spyware and adware infections.

Spyware and adware: how do internet users defend themselves?

(76) However, Magic Lantern also fits the "spyware" aspect of "fedware" because it is delivered secretly or deceptively to the suspect and runs on the suspect's computer.

While the CIPAV technology used in the investigation remains classified, (93) commentators have categorized CIPAV as "spyware." (94) Perhaps the greatest advantage of this program is its surreptitious remote installation feature; the affidavit indicates CIPAV was "deployed through an electronic messaging program from an account controlled by the FBI." (95) This wording might indicate that CIPAV was delivered to the target computer through an e-mail message, (96) through MySpace's instant messaging system, or another web-based messaging system, (97) but it could also have been delivered through some other computer vulnerability.

Commercial and other forms of spyware also use these methods, which bolsters CIPAV's classification as spyware.

What not to "ware": as Congress struggles against spyware, the FBI develops its own

Software Enabled Installation of Spyware via Shareware

and Levy H (2005), researchers from University of Washington Dep't of Computer Science, point out software-enabled spyware installs itself by way of attaching itself to shareware software, such as Kazaa (http://www.kazaa.com) to which spyware code has been attached to several hundred million machines.

The majority of software-enabled spyware programs fall within the "piggy-backed spyware" installation method.

The voyeur among us: navigating around the global spyware epidemic

Generally, malicious spyware tends to be financially motivated,

spyware via shareware applications; and (2) Web-enabled installation

spyware's delivery and installation mechanisms can be categorized

The legal status of spyware

词组	spyware
释义	spyware Related to spyware: Spy camera spyware Malicious software designed to surreptitiously record and transmit a computer user's private information to someone or something. The judge ruled that the tech company was installing spyware by virtue of the fact that users were at no point warned that their information was being collected. I've only ever downloaded a movie illegally once, and I ended up with such nasty spyware as a result that I never did it again. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. spyware and data miner n. a kind of malicious software that gathers private information from a personal computer and sends it to another computer. I have a little program that roots out spyware from my computer. It found a data miner lurking among my digital images. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: malware cop (something) from (someone or something) cop from sidle up sidle up (from someone or something) get wise to (someone or something) yoink yoink something throw dirt enough, and some will stick throw mud enough, and some will stick References in periodicals archive Such reports fuel the argument that spyware legislation Software programs that include spyware may be sold or available for One example of spyware is software products that include, as part Spyware: background and policy issues for congress In the spyware context, those with greater self-efficacy are more likely to protect themselves against spyware. Hu and Dinev (2005) used an adapted version of Azjen's (1988, 2002) Theory of Planned Behavior' to study behaviors of Internet users with respect to spyware. According to their study, users that encounter spyware are very likely to take steps to protect themselves. Such programs represent a technical defense measure as these measures require the explicit installation of software packages that are specifically designed to prevent spyware and adware infections. Spyware and adware: how do internet users defend themselves? (76) However, Magic Lantern also fits the "spyware" aspect of "fedware" because it is delivered secretly or deceptively to the suspect and runs on the suspect's computer. While the CIPAV technology used in the investigation remains classified, (93) commentators have categorized CIPAV as "spyware." (94) Perhaps the greatest advantage of this program is its surreptitious remote installation feature; the affidavit indicates CIPAV was "deployed through an electronic messaging program from an account controlled by the FBI." (95) This wording might indicate that CIPAV was delivered to the target computer through an e-mail message, (96) through MySpace's instant messaging system, or another web-based messaging system, (97) but it could also have been delivered through some other computer vulnerability. Commercial and other forms of spyware also use these methods, which bolsters CIPAV's classification as spyware. What not to "ware": as Congress struggles against spyware, the FBI develops its own Software Enabled Installation of Spyware via Shareware and Levy H (2005), researchers from University of Washington Dep't of Computer Science, point out software-enabled spyware installs itself by way of attaching itself to shareware software, such as Kazaa (http://www.kazaa.com) to which spyware code has been attached to several hundred million machines. The majority of software-enabled spyware programs fall within the "piggy-backed spyware" installation method. The voyeur among us: navigating around the global spyware epidemic Generally, malicious spyware tends to be financially motivated, spyware via shareware applications; and (2) Web-enabled installation spyware's delivery and installation mechanisms can be categorized The legal status of spyware
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