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2. Spyware - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Spyware (a portmanteau for spying software) is any software with malicious behavior that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity in a way that harms the user by violating their privacy, endangering their device's security, or other means.

3. Spybot – Search & Destroy - Wikipedia

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   Spybot – Search & Destroy. Spybot – Search & Destroy (S&D) is a spyware and adware removal computer program compatible with Microsoft Windows. Dating back to the first Adwares in 2000, Spybot scans the computer hard disk and/or RAM for malicious software. Spybot-S&D was written by the German software engineer Patrick Michael Kolla, and is ...

4. Adware - Wikipedia

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   However, most adware operates legally and some adware manufacturers have even sued antivirus companies for blocking adware. [35] Programs have been developed to detect, quarantine, and remove advertisement-displaying malware, including Ad-Aware, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Spyware Doctor and Spybot – Search & Destroy.

5. The Many Faces of Malware - AOL

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   Adware: Collects marketing data about you without your knowledge and displays unwanted advertisements on your computer. Spyware: Gathers personal and confidential information and shares it with ...

6. What is spyware, exactly? Cybersecurity experts explain - AOL

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   What is spyware? "Spyware is software with malicious intent or purpose," Tom Kelly, president and chief executive officer of the consumer privacy platform IDX, tells Yahoo Life. "This software can ...

7. Malwarebytes (software) - Wikipedia

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   Malwarebytes is primarily a scanner that scans and removes malicious software, including rogue security software, adware, and spyware. Malwarebytes scans in batch mode, rather than scanning all files opened, reducing interference if another on-demand anti-malware software is also running on the computer. [8][9] Malwarebytes is available in both ...