What is the difference between spyware and malware?

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What is the difference between spyware and malware?

2007-09-17 03:52:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys

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Spyware is computer software that is installed 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.

Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is a portmanteau of the words "malicious" and "software". The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code.

2007-09-17 03:57:11 · answer #1 · answered by SaberBlade 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋

spyware is special software to connect with Internet IPs and networks

2007-09-17 03:56:37 · answer #2 · answered by Mag 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋