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Spy Software
The internet would be nothing if there was no speedy transfer of massive amounts of data. However, this also works in reverse, a fact that is relevant when it comes to all network security breaches and malicious software such as spy software. In fact, its quite likely that spy software and viruses also follow Moores law (i.e. their efficiency doubles every eighteen months). Spy software is used very often (though not exclusively) to create popups and similar nuisances. As such it is commonly called adware. Adware Adware uses spyware to annoy you automatically, sort of like a telephone solicitor that pops up every time you perform a certain action (such as open a browser window) on your computer. These do not necessarily require an action such as this. If theres a nice thing we can say about adware, its that you can kill it with impunity. Some things that adware can be used for:
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