Snoopware
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Snoopware is a noun meaning (computing, informal) Software covertly installed on a computer in order to monitor the user's activity or to steal confidential data.
Meaning
(computing, informal) Software covertly installed on a computer in order to monitor the user's activity or to steal confidential data.
Example Sentences
If the snoopware was installed after the firewall, check the firewall's configuration screen. The software will probably have been added to the firewall's list of applications that are given permission to connect to the outside world.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include creepware, spyware, crimeware, foistware, spybot, stalkerware.
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