What is spyware? experts in technology who use their knowledge to break into com

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What is spyware? experts in technology who use their knowledge to break into computers and computer networks, either for profit or just motivated by the challenge O a computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network, intercepts data, uses network services, and/or sends attack instructions without entering the office or organization that owns the network a special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission O o software that, while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function, also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user

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The correct answer is "A special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission."

Adware is a software that allows advertisers to advertise their products or services without the consent of the users. Spyware is a type of adware where the software collects information of the user and send it to another entity without the concent of the user and control the device without user's knowledge.

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