Spyware: Difference between revisions

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==Types(illegal/malware)==

#Adware: This type of spyware monitors user activity to then sell that data to malicious advertisers.

#[[wikipedia:Adware|Adware]]: This type of spyware monitors user activity to then sell that data to malicious advertisers.

#Info-stealer: This type of spyware takes data from the device, such as recent actions, applications, etc.

#Key-loggers: Key-loggers are a type of Info-stealer that gains access to data by observing keystrokes done by a user on an infected machine(This data is then saved onto an encrypted log file).

#[[wikipedia:Keystroke_logging|Key-loggers]]: Key-loggers are a type of Info-stealer that gains access to data by observing keystrokes done by a user on an infected machine(This data is then saved onto an encrypted log file).

#Rootkits: Rootkits allow infiltrators extreme levels of access to a device(around administrator level).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=What Is Spyware? Definition, Types, And Protection |url=https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/spyware |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213081639/https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/spyware |archive-date=13 Dec 2025 |access-date=19 Jan 2026 |website=Fortinet.com |type=Uses text to communicate information(with some additional imagery)}}</ref>

#[[wikipedia:Rootkit|Rootkits]]: Rootkits allow infiltrators extreme levels of access to a device(around administrator level).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=What Is Spyware? Definition, Types, And Protection |url=https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/spyware |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213081639/https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/spyware |archive-date=13 Dec 2025 |access-date=19 Jan 2026 |website=Fortinet.com |type=Uses text to communicate information(with some additional imagery)}}</ref>

==Methods used by companies (legal)==

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 ==Types(illegal/malware)==
-#Adware: This type of spyware monitors user activity to then sell that data to malicious advertisers.
+#[[wikipedia:Adware|Adware]]: This type of spyware monitors user activity to then sell that data to malicious advertisers.
 #Info-stealer: This type of spyware takes data from the device, such as recent actions, applications, etc.
-#Key-loggers: Key-loggers are a type of Info-stealer that gains access to data by observing keystrokes done by a user on an infected machine(This data is then saved onto an encrypted log file).
+#[[wikipedia:Keystroke_logging|Key-loggers]]: Key-loggers are a type of Info-stealer that gains access to data by observing keystrokes done by a user on an infected machine(This data is then saved onto an encrypted log file).
-#Rootkits: Rootkits allow infiltrators extreme levels of access to a device(around administrator level).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=What Is Spyware? Definition, Types, And Protection |url=https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/spyware |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213081639/https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/spyware |archive-date=13 Dec 2025 |access-date=19 Jan 2026 |website=Fortinet.com |type=Uses text to communicate information(with some additional imagery)}}</ref>
+#[[wikipedia:Rootkit|Rootkits]]: Rootkits allow infiltrators extreme levels of access to a device(around administrator level).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=What Is Spyware? Definition, Types, And Protection |url=https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/spyware |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213081639/https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/spyware |archive-date=13 Dec 2025 |access-date=19 Jan 2026 |website=Fortinet.com |type=Uses text to communicate information(with some additional imagery)}}</ref>
 ==Methods used by companies (legal)==