Question

differentiate between viruses vs. spyware​

Answer 1

That's often how they get you. In short, spyware is a specific type of unwanted software that covertly collects your information. A virus is a specific way software can be covertly distributed, often by e-mail. Both spyware and viruses can cause damage to your computer or cause you to lose important data.

Answer 2

Viruses - is a type of malware that propagates by inserting a copy of itself into and becoming part of another program. It spreads from one computer to another, leaving infections as it travels.

virus spreads software, usually malicious in nature, from computer to computer.

Spyware- is any software installed on your PC that collects your information without your knowledge, and sends that information back to the creator so they can use your personal information in some nefarious way

Spyware collect information about you without appropriate notice and consent.

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