Antispyware

/ˌæntiˈspaɪwɛər/ noun

Software designed to detect and remove spyware and other malicious programs from computer systems.

Compound word combining 'anti-' (against) with 'spyware'. Emerged in the early 2000s as spyware threats became widespread with internet adoption.

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