Spyware are tiny graphics files embedded in e-mail messages and in Web sites that transmit information about users and their movements to a Web server.

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Spyware is a type of malicious software that collects information about users without their knowledge, but it is not specifically tiny graphics files; those are typically referred to as web beacons or tracking pixels.

Spyware Are Tiny Graphics Files Embedded in E-Mail Messages and in Web