Spyware is so prevalent that it is becoming nearly impossible to find computers that do not contain at least some intrusive code lurking on the hard drive or buried deep within the Windows Registry. Spyware is any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without the receiver’s knowledge. On the Internet, spyware is code that is executed on someone’s computer to secretly gather information about the user and secretly relay it to interested parties at a designated Web site or e-mail address.
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New Era of Deadly Spyware Approaches
Posted by: Jack M. Germain August 14, 2004 01:30 AMSpyware is so prevalent that it is becoming nearly impossible to find computers that do not contain at least some intrusive code lurking on the hard drive or buried deep within the Windows Registry. Spyware is any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without the receiver’s knowledge. On the Internet, spyware is code that is executed on someone’s computer to secretly gather information about the user and secretly relay it to interested parties at a designated Web site or e-mail address.