Donne-moi la définition du mot 'spyware'!
"Malware" = logiciel malveillant = maliciel en français d'outre-Atlantique (et j'aime bien ce terme :"maliciel", je trouve que ça sonne bien). Qu'est donc un "malware"/"maliciel" ???
Software is considered malware based on the perceived intent of the creator rather than any particular features. Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, most rootkits, spyware, dishonest adware, crimeware and other malicious and unwanted software.
"Spyware" = logiciel espion = espiogiciel (toujours chez les amis/cousins québécois).
While the term spyware suggests software that secretly monitors the user's behavior, the functions of spyware extend well beyond simple monitoring. Spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habits and sites that have been visited, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in other ways, such as installing additional software and redirecting Web browser activity. Spyware is known to change computer settings, resulting in slow connection speeds, different home pages, and/or loss of Internet or functionality of other programs. In an attempt to increase the understanding of spyware, a more formal classification of its included software types is captured under the term privacy-invasive software.
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