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crimeware
(1) Software designed to steal personal information or perform some other illegal operation. It is malicious software that causes a crime to be committed. See warez, malware and wares. (2)...
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Definition: crimeware
(1) Software designed to steal personal information or perform some other illegal operation. It is malicious software that causes a crime to be committed. See warez, malware and wares.
(2) Software that helps someone perform an unwanted or illegal act via the computer. Programs and documentation that enable non-technical people to set up their own spam, virus or phishing attacks are crimeware, essentially a software development kit for scoundrels. The good news is that the documentation is probably as confusing as that of most software. See wares.
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New SpyEye plugin takes control of crimeware victims' webcam and microphone
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French gaming site serving ZeuS crimeware for over 8 weeks
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'Pixmania.com payment order detail' themed emails serving SpyEye crimeware
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Federal Reserve themed emails lead to ZeuS crimeware
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Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday emails lead to ZeuS crimeware
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Report: ZeuS crimeware kit, malicious PDFs drive growth of cybercrime
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