FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Keyloggers. Keylogger malware is similar to spyware that buries itself into your device, secretly recording your keystrokes. This type of malware gathers sensitive information, like usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, etc., and sends it to the attacker.

Detailed explanation-2: -PhoneSpy is an example of a spyware virus that pretends to be a mobile application to gain access to and infect Android mobile devices. This approach allows threat actors to remotely control mobile devices and steal data.

Detailed explanation-3: -A keylogger is a type of spyware that is difficult to detect. You type critical information into your keyboard, confident that no one is looking, while actually, keylogging software works to record everything you enter.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spyware is mostly classified into four types: adware, system monitors, tracking including web tracking, and trojans; examples of other notorious types include digital rights management capabilities that “phone home", keyloggers, rootkits, and web beacons.

Detailed explanation-5: -Spyware is a type of malicious software–or malware–that is installed on a computing device without the end user’s knowledge. It invades the device, steals sensitive information and internet usage data, and relays it to advertisers, data firms or external users.