also: スパイウエア
spyware
Computing term for software that secretly collects user information without consent.
Be careful not to get infected with spyware.
This app might be spyware.
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'spyware'.
Variant spelling with ウエ instead of ウェ; less common but still used.
Loanword from English 'spyware', combining 'spy' and 'software'.