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'''Spyware''' is computer [[software]] that is installed [[wikt:surreptitiously|surreptitiously]] on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's informed consent.

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 Personally identifiable information|personal information, such as Internet surfing habit, sites that have been visited, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in other ways, such as installing additional software, redirecting [[Web browser]] activity, accessing websites blindly that will cause more harmful viruses, or diverting advertising revenue to a third party. Spyware can even change computer settings, resulting in slow connection speeds, different home pages, and loss of [[Internet]] or 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.

In response to the emergence of spyware, a small industry has sprung up dealing in [[anti-spyware]] software. Running anti-spyware software has become a widely recognized element of computer security best practices for [[Microsoft Windows]] [[desktop computer]]s. A number of jurisdictions have passed anti-spyware laws, which usually target any software that is [[wikt:surreptitiously|surreptitiously]] installed to control a user's computer.

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	In response to the emergence of spyware, a small industry has sprung up dealing in [[anti-spyware]] software. Running anti-spyware software has become a widely recognized element of computer security best practices for [[Microsoft Windows]] [[desktop computer]]s. A number of jurisdictions have passed anti-spyware laws, which usually target any software that is [[wikt:surreptitiously\|surreptitiously]] installed to control a user's computer.		In response to the emergence of spyware, a small industry has sprung up dealing in [[anti-spyware]] software. Running anti-spyware software has become a widely recognized element of computer security best practices for [[Microsoft Windows]] [[desktop computer]]s. A number of jurisdictions have passed anti-spyware laws, which usually target any software that is [[wikt:surreptitiously\|surreptitiously]] installed to control a user's computer.
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