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==History==

==History==

The first recorded use of the term spyware was in October 1995, when someone on Usenet used it in reference to Microsoft's business model.  However, the term was popularized by Steve Gibson of Gibson Research in 1999.  He used it in reference to its now best-known meaning--software which steals user information.  He then produced the first software to counter this kind of threat, which he called "OptOut." Lavasoft (now adaware) continued development in this area, becoming the first popular commercial defensive counter to spyware.<ref>https://www.adaware.com/faq/spyware-history</ref>

The first recorded use of the term spyware was in October 1995, when someone on Usenet used it in reference to Microsoft's business model.  However, the term was popularized by Steve Gibson of Gibson Research in 1999.  He used it in reference to its now best-known meaning—software which steals user information.  He then produced the first software to counter this kind of threat, which he called "OptOut." Lavasoft (now adaware) continued development in this area, becoming the first popular commercial defensive counter to spyware.<ref>https://www.adaware.com/faq/spyware-history</ref>

==Varieties==

==Varieties==