Dec
18
Spyware is usually defined as a malware category (malware = any malicious software, including viruses) encompassing programs – typically Trojan horses – aimed at stealing personal information, passwords, credit card numbers, or infiltrating a computer and allowing the attacker to control it remotely; of course, all without the computer owner's knowledge or consent.
Also tracking cookies can be considered a kind of spyware, as these small files, stored in the web browser and sent automatically to the "parent" website when you visit it again, can contain data such as your browsing history and other similar information.
Spyware types, in general, vary from positively serious to only potential threats to your privacy, which is why the same category is sometimes referred to as Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP). A specific example of a PUP is adware, software designed to distribute advertisements, usually by displaying ad pop-ups; annoying, but not really harmful.
Also tracking cookies can be considered a kind of spyware, as these small files, stored in the web browser and sent automatically to the "parent" website when you visit it again, can contain data such as your browsing history and other similar information.
Spyware types, in general, vary from positively serious to only potential threats to your privacy, which is why the same category is sometimes referred to as Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP). A specific example of a PUP is adware, software designed to distribute advertisements, usually by displaying ad pop-ups; annoying, but not really harmful.
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