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Spyware

Known as: Corrupt Anti-Spyware, Btcar, Spyware removal software 
Spyware is software that aims to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge and that may send such information to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Dynamic Spyware Analysis
Spyware is a class of malicious code that is surreptitiously installed on victims’ machines. Once active, it silently monitors… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Behavior-based Spyware Detection
Spyware is rapidly becoming a major security issue. Spyware programs are surreptitiously installed on a user’s workstation to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A Crawler-based Study of Spyware on the Web
Malicious spyware poses a significant threat to desktop security and integrity. This paper examines that threat from an Internet… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Stopping spyware at the gate: a user study of privacy, notice and spyware
Spyware is a significant problem for most computer users. The term "spyware" loosely describes a new class of computer software… (More)
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2005
2005
A framework for spyware assessment
One of the most challenging problems confronting the IT community is responding to the threat of spyware. Recent research… (More)
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2005
2005
Web browsing and spyware intrusion
Spyware poses serious privacy and security issues to users of e-commerce and m-commerce [3, 5, 8]. Microsoft claims that half of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Measurement and Analysis of Spyware in a University Environment
Over the past few years, a relatively new computing phenomenon has gained momentum: the spread of “spyware.” Though most people… (More)
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2004
2004
Spyware: The Ghost in the Machine
Computer users face a new and growing threat to security and privacy. This threat is not in the form of direct attacks by viruses… (More)
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2004
2004
Exploring Spyware Effects
In this paper, we discuss various types of spyware programs, their behaviour, how they typically infect computers, and the… (More)
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2003
2003
Investigating Spyware on the Internet
Today, the distinction between a virus and an aggressive marketing tool on the Internet is sometimes insignificant. As an example… (More)
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