Spyware (spy software) became a huge and serious problem as viruses are. Most viruses make damage to machines, while spyware does harm by tracking person's privacy. There are spy software created for different purposes, that is why spyware extends into separate categories (category list). Each spyware category contains a list of related applications called parasites. Generally spy software operates on person's computer without his consent or agreement and is created to gather information about user:
"Browsing the internet" habits. Adware designers show interest in what web pages you surf. After they get user's web browsing history they start attacking you with related advertisements on your screen. Read the article about adware.
Private information such as credit card numbers, logins, passwords. Confident information about you can be stolen using key logger applications that record every key you press. Looking at the keystrokes file generated by key logger is not hard to get logins and passwords.
User's machine security holes. After installing backdoor trojan attacker can manage with files on your machine, change computer configuration as well as monitoring your system. Read more...

Adware come into your computer with freeware or shareware. While installing these free programs and pressing "Agree" button under LICENSE AGREEMENT you accept that ads will appear on your screen (popup or banner ads). While you are browsing online, popup ads can offer goods or visit some websites depending on context of web pages you are browsing (e.g. if you're in computer store site, popup can offer you to buy a computer with a brand new processor etc.) Adware can flood your computer with popups, some web site shortcuts can appear on desktop or "favorites" can be filled with unnecessary information. Remember! If adware passes spyware actions that mean adware is gathering information about you and that info is being used, that's user's privacy breach. Read more...

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