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What is spyware designed to do?

Secretly gather information and send it to an attacker.

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  1. Create backups of your photos
  2. Secretly gather information and send it to an attacker ✔
  3. Speed up your computer's performance

Why: Spyware secretly collects data from your device and transmits it back to the attacker.

Huh, didn't know that: Spyware secretly collects data from your device and transmits it back to the attacker.

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Spyware is a sneaky little snoop that needs to be shown the door.
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Answer: Secretly gather information and send it to an attacker. Spyware secretly collects data from your device and transmits it back to the attacker.

  1. Computer security en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_security
    Spyware is a type of malware that secretly gathers information from an infected computer and transmits the sensitive information back to the attacker.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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