Term:Spyware

GAO-09-232G

Spyware - Software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on individuals or organizations without their knowledge.

NIST IR 7298

Spyware - Software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious code. SOURCE: SP 800-53 Rev 1

NIST SP 800-18r1

Spyware - Software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on individuals or organizations without their knowledge.

NIST SP 800-28v2

Spyware - A program embedded within an application that collects information and periodically communicates back to its home site, unbeknownst to the user.

NIST SP 800-39 Draft 2

Spyware - Software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious code.

NIST SP 800-45

Spyware - Malware intended to violate a user's privacy.

NIST SP 800-46

Spyware - Spyware is a program included with an application that communicates with its home site unbeknownst to the user. Spyware programs have been discovered with many shareware or freeware programs and even some commercial products. Notification of this hidden functionality may not occur in the license agreement. News reports have accused various spyware programs of inventorying software on the user's system, collecting or searching out private information, and periodically shipping the information back to the home site.

NIST SP 800-53A

Spyware - Software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious code.

NIST SP 800-53r1

Spyware - Software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious code.

NIST SP 800-53r2

Spyware - Software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious code.

NIST SP 800-53r3

Spyware - Software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed into an information system to gather information on individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious code.

NIST SP 800-69

Spyware - Malware specifically intended to violate a user's privacy.

NIST SP 800-82 Final Draft

Spyware - Software that is secretly or surreptitiously installed onto an information system to gather information on individuals or organizations without their knowledge; a type of malicious code. [NIST SP 800-53 Revision 1, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems, July 2006.]

NIST SP 800-83

Spyware - Malware intended to violate a user's privacy.