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Malware that collects and transmits user information without their knowledge
Spyware (a portmanteau for spying software) is any malware that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity
Spyware
Israeli mobile phone spyware
Pegasus is spyware created by the Israeli cyber-arms company NSO Group that is designed to be covertly and remotely installed on mobile phones running
Pegasus_(spyware)
This is a list of spyware programs. These common spyware programs illustrate the diversity of behaviours found in these attacks. Note that as with computer
List_of_spyware_programs
Mobile Phone spyware
Hermit is spyware developed by the Italian commercial spyware vendor RCS Lab that can be covertly installed on mobile phones running iOS and Android.
Hermit_(spyware)
Journalism investigation
politicians, activists, business people and others using the private Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli technology and cyber-arms company NSO Group. Pegasus
Pegasus Project (investigation)
Pegasus_Project_(investigation)
Spyware company
makes malware used for cyberattacks and covert surveillance. Its Predator spyware was used to target Egyptian politician Ayman Nour in 2021 and to spy on
Cytrox
Anti-malware software
Windows and mobile. It was first released as a downloadable free anti-spyware program for Windows XP and was shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7
Microsoft_Defender_Antivirus
Pretend anti-spyware malware
BraveSentry 2.0, among other names) was malware that disguised itself as anti-spyware software created by Innovative Marketing Inc. or under alternate name Innovagest
SpySheriff
Israeli spyware company
Paragon Solutions is an Israeli spyware company. Paragon has tried to market itself as more responsible than other spyware vendors as competitors like NSO
Paragon_Solutions
Anti-spyware software
SUPERAntiSpyware is an antispyware software application that detects and removes spyware, adware, trojans, rogue security software, computer worms, rootkits
SUPERAntiSpyware
Australian software company
Leopard) initially released in June 2008, used to detect and remove malware, spyware and malicious exploits, using both signature-based and heuristic detection
PC_Tools_(company)
Israeli cyber espionage tools supplier
Candiru is a private Tel Aviv-based company founded in 2014 which provides spyware and cyber-espionage services to government clients. Its management and
Candiru_(spyware_company)
Chatbot developed by DeepSeek
DeepSeek is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by the Chinese company DeepSeek. Released on 20 January 2025, DeepSeek-R1 surpassed
DeepSeek_(AI)
Digital research center at the University of Toronto
in providing technical support to journalists investigating the use of spyware or malware against journalists, politicians and human rights advocates
Citizen_Lab
Software with, often unwanted, adverts
the user clicks on the advertisement. Some advertisements also act as spyware, collecting and reporting data about the user, to be sold or used for targeted
Adware
2019 scandal
Computer Emergency Response Team of India in May and September that Pegasus spyware affected Indian WhatsApp users. Indian National Congress party alleged
WhatsApp_snooping_scandal
Former freeware desktop assistant
sing songs and talk, among other functions. BonziBuddy was described as spyware and adware, and was discontinued in 2004 after Bonzi Software, Inc. faced
BonziBuddy
Malicious software
(i.e. computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, logic bombs, ransomware, spyware, adware, rogue software, wipers and keyloggers). Malware poses serious
Malware
Form of malicious software
SpyTrooper, Adware Sheriff, SpywareNo, SpyLocked, SpywareQuake, SpyDawn, AntiVirGear, SpyDemolisher, System Security, SpywareStrike, SpyShredder, Alpha
Rogue_security_software
Israeli cyber-espionage and malware firm
an Israeli cyber-intelligence firm primarily known for its proprietary spyware Pegasus, which is capable of remote zero-click surveillance of smartphones
NSO_Group
Messaging and VoIP service owned by Meta
in WhatsApp was found and fixed that allowed a remote person to install spyware by making a call which did not need to be answered. In September 2019,
Malware designed to elicit fear, shock, or anxiety
software. SpySheriff exemplifies spyware and scareware: it purports to remove spyware, but is actually a piece of spyware itself, often accompanying SmitFraud
Scareware
Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms
to acquire WhatsApp in 2014. Media outlets classified Onavo Protect as spyware. In August 2018, Facebook removed the app in response to pressure from
Test to determine whether a user is human
executing console commands that download and install malicious code such as spyware in order to steal passwords, mobile wallet details, and other personal
CAPTCHA
Spyware detection program
CA Anti-Spyware is a spyware detection program distributed by CA, Inc. Until 2007, it was known as PestPatrol. This product is now offered by Total Defense
CA_Anti-Spyware
Web browser developed by Google
Replaces Web Browser with Dangerous 'eFast' Chrome Lookalike". Remove Spyware & Malware with SpyHunter – EnigmaSoft Ltd. October 20, 2015. Retrieved
Google_Chrome
illegal in France to install spyware on a person's device in order to monitor it, without their knowledge. "A French Spyware Company Wants to Help Parents
Fireworld_(French_company)
Act by United States Congress to penalise spyware creators
The Internet Spyware Prevention Act, also known as I-SPY, is an act by the United States Congress to impose penalties and punishments on creators of computer
Internet Spyware Prevention Act
Internet_Spyware_Prevention_Act
Microsoft Windows software
SpywareBlaster is an antispyware and antiadware program for Microsoft Windows designed to block the installation of ActiveX malware. SpywareBlaster is
SpywareBlaster
Rogue antivirus software malware
MS Antivirus (also known as Spyware Protect 2009 and Antivirus XP 2008/Antivirus2009/SecurityTool/etc) is a scareware rogue anti-virus which purports
MS_Antivirus_(malware)
Spyware developer
Head of Rwandan Intelligence, Patrick Karegeya Pegasus (Spyware) HackingTeam List of spyware programs Geiger, Gabriel; Black, Crofton; Freudenthal, Emmanuel;
First_Wap
Keystroke logging software reportedly developed by the US FBI
"FBI Develops Eavesdropping Tools". The Washington Post. "FBI's Secret Spyware Tracks Down Teen Who Made Bomb Threats". Wired Magazine. July 18, 2007
Magic_Lantern_(spyware)
Computer security exploit
security exploit allegedly developed by NSO Group to deploy their Pegasus spyware. Reuters reported that Quadream also used the exploit. It enables the "zero-click"
FORCEDENTRY
Indian journalist, writer and filmmaker
Reliance Communications. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta was targeted with Pegasus spyware between April and July 2018. Through a forensic analysis, Amnesty International's
Paranjoy_Guha_Thakurta
Series of iOS jailbreaks
(CVE-2016-4655, CVE-2016-4656 and CVE-2016-4657), already utilized by the spyware Pegasus. It was mainly based on HomeDepot, a semi-untethered jailbreak
JailbreakMe
American defense and electrical equipment manufacturer
have held talks to purchase the Israeli company NSO, which builds Pegasus spyware. White House officials heard of the talks and voiced opposition, resulting
L3Harris
American software company
otherwise undesirable code--removed pages from its Spyware Information Center with such titles as "Is Gator Spyware?" and the "Gator Boycott List." In February
Claria_Corporation
Israeli IDF officer and businessman
Tal Dilian (Hebrew: טל דיליאן) is the Israeli founder of Intellexa, a spyware supplying company, implicated in the 2022 Greek surveillance scandal, and
Tal_Dilian
Security feature of macOS
Gatekeeper is a security feature of the macOS operating system by Apple. It enforces code signing and verifies downloaded applications before allowing
Gatekeeper_(macOS)
Line of smartphones by Apple
Elodie (July 19, 2021). "Despite the hype, iPhone security no match for NSO spyware – International investigation finds 23 Apple devices that were successfully
IPhone
Chinese video-focused social media platform
for a ban on TikTok, calling the app "fundamentally parasitic" and a "spyware" in 2020. In 2026 TikTok was criticized for allegedly censoring criticism
TikTok
Term for computer intruders and computing experts
sites HackThisSite Zone-H Malware Rootkit Backdoor Trojan horse Virus Worm Spyware Ransomware Logic bomb Botnet Keystroke logging HIDS Web shell RCE Infostealer
Hacker
Bilateral relations
Uzbekistan was publicly identified for the first time as a user of Pegasus spyware, a surveillance tool developed by the Israeli company NSO Group. The disclosure
Israel–Uzbekistan_relations
Indian journalist
found in the list of potential targets for state surveillance by Pegasus (spyware). Rupesh claimed that the Union government of India had been targeting
Rupesh_Kumar_Singh
South Korean software company
CEO and President of INCA Internet, in 2000. It offers anti-virus, anti-spyware, game security, and unified corporate security. It is headquartered in
INCA_Internet
American web portal
mistake. Additionally, Yahoo profited from partnerships with adware and spyware distributors whose pop-up advertisements appeared on users' computers,
Yahoo
Field of computer security
security services often include authentication, anti-virus, anti-malware/spyware, intrusion detection, penetration testing and security event management
Security information and event management
Security_information_and_event_management
Political scandal in India
a 17-media collaborative investigation into the cyber-arms-classified spyware built by the Israeli NSO Group and sold only to governments. It probed
Pegasus Project revelations in India
Pegasus_Project_revelations_in_India
Emirati royal and politician (born 1949)
reporting into the Pegasus spyware found that Latifa's name was added to a list of names that were potential targets of the spyware just days before she was
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum
Malicious software
Daxin is a backdoor exploit discovered in late 2021 by Symantec researchers. It is considered highly sophisticated and is suspected to have been operational
Daxin_(spyware)
Topics referred to by the same term
known by this common name Candiru phlebovirus, a virus Candiru, an Israeli spyware company Carandiru (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles
Candiru
Peer-to-peer file sharing client
The current version of Morpheus, version 5.5.1, contains no adware or spyware, and no additional software is bundled with Morpheus.[citation needed]
Morpheus (file-sharing software)
Morpheus_(file-sharing_software)
Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials user network
Essentials users that help determine which programs are classified as spyware. The signatures created for any submitted programs by the users of the
Microsoft Active Protection Service
Microsoft_Active_Protection_Service
Operating system for mobile devices
store. In 2021, journalists and researchers reported the discovery of spyware, called Pegasus, developed and distributed by a private company which can
Android_(operating_system)
Bilateral relations
Intelligence, commonly known as DGFI, purchased mass surveillance software, spyware, and cyber monitoring products from Israeli companies worth $12 million
Bangladesh–Israel_relations
2011 U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan
which, among other things, is specialized in surreptitiously installing spyware and tracking devices on targeted computers and mobile-phone networks. Because
Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden
Trojan horse software
that their computer is infected with spyware. Clicking these popups triggers the download of a fake anti-spyware program (such as Virus Heat and MS Antivirus
Zlob_trojan
Israeli surveillance technology company
shutting down, Citizen Lab released a report detailing the use of Quadream's spyware against members of civil society including journalists, an NGO worker,
Quadream
2026 Indian film by Mahesh Narayanan
of 2026, the film was a box office bomb. Periscope is a military-grade spyware secretly bought by the Indian government and used against citizens for
Patriot_(film)
Computer hacker with malicious intent
sites HackThisSite Zone-H Malware Rootkit Backdoor Trojan horse Virus Worm Spyware Ransomware Logic bomb Botnet Keystroke logging HIDS Web shell RCE Infostealer
Black_hat_(computer_security)
Type of malware
using it as a proxy for malicious action. In German-speaking countries, spyware used or made by the government is sometimes called govware. Govware is
Trojan_horse_(computing)
Global system of connected computer networks
automatically, software for denial of service attacks, ransomware, botnets, and spyware that reports on the activity and typing of users.[citation needed] Usually
Internet
Free and open-source anonymity network based on onion routing
Retrieved 22 December 2013. "Someone is tricking Chinese YouTube users with a spyware version of the Tor Browser". The Verge. 4 October 2022. Archived from the
Tor_(network)
Intelligence in machines
markets. It lowers the cost and difficulty of digital warfare and advanced spyware. AI facial recognition systems are already being used for mass surveillance
Artificial_intelligence
Sony BMG's implementation of copy protection measures
first filed under the state's 2005 spyware law. It alleged that the company surreptitiously installed the spyware on millions of CDs. On December 21,
Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal
Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal
Defunct peer-to-peer file sharing application
charge; however, it was bundled with adware and for a period there were "No spyware" warnings found on Kazaa's website. During the years of Kazaa's operation
Kazaa
Computer forensics
journalists to scan for known spyware. Detekt was available for free download. The tool did not guarantee detection of all spyware, nor was it meant to give
Detekt
Malware program
SpyEye Malware details Technical name SpyEye Type Spyware Subtype keylogger, form grabber Origin Russia, Algeria Authors Aleksandr Andreevich Panin, Hamza
SpyEye
Personal firewall developed by Agnitum
Protection" module). The product also includes a spyware scanner and monitor, along with a pop-up blocker and spyware filter for Internet Explorer and Mozilla
Outpost_Firewall_Pro
American internet filtering and edtech company
Concerns have been raised over these functions, claiming the software is spyware. GoGuardian was founded as Liminex Inc. in 2014 in El Segundo, California
GoGuardian
Computer monitoring software
called "terrifying" by The Next Web and was featured in NPR coverage of spyware used against victims of stalking and other domestic violence. In response
MSpy
Japanese rock band
name was determined in one shot by the members, which came from the word spyware, a type of computer virus. The band was formed in 2005 and produced and
Spyair
Secondary strand of a narrative plot
this subplot, Angela Moss is blackmailed by The Dark Army into installing spyware (surveillance malware) into an Allsafe computer (the cybersecurity firm
Subplot
Computer hacker who hacks ethically
sites HackThisSite Zone-H Malware Rootkit Backdoor Trojan horse Virus Worm Spyware Ransomware Logic bomb Botnet Keystroke logging HIDS Web shell RCE Infostealer
White_hat_(computer_security)
Action of recording the keys struck on a keyboard
of software under some circumstances, anti-spyware often neglects to label keylogging programs as spyware or a virus. These applications can detect software-based
Keystroke_logging
Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps,", September 2, 2025, The Guardian, retrieved October 28, 2025 "Trump goes on spyware purchasing
Controversies involving ICE and private businesses
Controversies_involving_ICE_and_private_businesses
Israeli artist
Avner Avraham (Hebrew: אבנר אברהם; born January 1, 1965) is a former Mossad official artist, journalist, deputy editor of the "Intelligence Heritage Center"
Avner_Avraham
Mobile device management software
iMazing added a spyware detection feature. The feature is based on Amnesty International's Mobile Verification Toolkit to detect Pegasus Spyware following the
IMazing
prominent challenger to incumbent el-Sisi, was hacked using the Predator spyware. Citizen Lab and Google's Threat Analysis Group indicated that the attempts
2023 Egyptian presidential election
2023_Egyptian_presidential_election
Type of crime based in computer networks
malicious code such as computer worms or viruses, installing malware or spyware to steal data, phishing, and advance-fee scams. Other forms of fraud may
Cybercrime
Turkish telecommunications company
certain legitimate programs to versions of those programs bundled with spyware. The spyware Citizen Lab found bundled by operators was similar to that used in
Türk_Telekom
American technology entrepreneur
claimed to be the world's first spyware solution based on next-generation firewall technology. Freund's use of the term "spyware" in a 2000 press release for
Gregor_Freund
Platform independent spyware botnet
The Kraken botnet is a network hacking spyware program that attacks Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh systems through email and World Wide Web sites
Kraken_botnet
Bulgarian politician (born 1970)
Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware. "Европейски парламент :: Европейски парламент 2019". results.cik.bg. Retrieved
Ivo_Hristov
Italian information technology company
to sell spyware outside of Europe without special permission. Corrupt Mexican officials have helped drug cartels obtain state-of-the-art spyware (including
HackingTeam
2015 mobile operating system
silently enable a jailbreak and allow the malicious installation of a spyware called "Pegasus". Pegasus could intercept and read text messages, emails
IOS_9
Unskilled malicious hacker
sites HackThisSite Zone-H Malware Rootkit Backdoor Trojan horse Virus Worm Spyware Ransomware Logic bomb Botnet Keystroke logging HIDS Web shell RCE Infostealer
Script_kiddie
Surveillance software
surveillance software marketed by Lench IT Solutions plc, which markets the spyware through law enforcement channels. FinFisher can be covertly installed on
FinFisher
Country in North Africa
unjustified. Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra accused Morocco of using Pegasus spyware against its officials. Amnesty International found that two phones of Sahraoui
Morocco
Computer operating system component
running from any other location, that lsass.exe is most likely a virus, spyware, trojan or worm. Due to the way some systems display fonts, malicious developers
Local Security Authority Subsystem Service
Local_Security_Authority_Subsystem_Service
Russian messaging and e-commerce app
Cloudflare labeled the domain Max.ru which is associated with the Max app as spyware. Max's press office stated that Cloudflare's classification stemmed from
Max_(app)
Spyware and malware spreader
DarkHotel (or Darkhotel) is a targeted spear-phishing spyware and malware-spreading campaign that appears to be selectively attacking business hotel visitors
DarkHotel
Computer software
monitoring software or spyware that is used for cyberstalking. The term was coined when people started to widely use commercial spyware or monitoring software
Stalkerware
Antivirus software
viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses and other malware (backdoors, adware, spyware, etc.) in real time and on demand. VBA32 is used as one of the antivirus
Vba32_AntiVirus
Measures taken to improve the security of an application
sites HackThisSite Zone-H Malware Rootkit Backdoor Trojan horse Virus Worm Spyware Ransomware Logic bomb Botnet Keystroke logging HIDS Web shell RCE Infostealer
Application_security
Antivirus computer program
AVG security package grew to include anti-spyware as AVG Technologies acquired ewido Networks, an anti-spyware group. AVG Technologies acquired Exploit
AVG_AntiVirus
Security risk and prevention for mobile devices
networks (VPNs) to direct information to malicious systems. In addition, spyware can be installed on mobile devices in order to track an individual. Triade
Mobile_security
Spyware removal software
Spybot – Search & Destroy (S&D) is a spyware and adware removal computer program compatible with Microsoft Windows. Dating back to the first adware in
Spybot_–_Search_&_Destroy
Software and tech-news website based in Romania
"Free apps install spyware on Macs". ZDNET. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Chartier, David (2010-06-01). "Security firm discovers spyware in Mac software". Macworld
Softpedia
Malicious software used to steal information
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Infostealer
travel, tourism, insurance
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