spyprogram
nounUK /ˈspaɪˌprəʊ.ɡræm/
US /ˈspaɪˌproʊ.ɡræm/
A spyprogram is a secret computer program that watches what you do without asking.
The spyprogram quietly recorded every website the user visited.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Software secretly installed to gather information about a person or device.
Security experts found a spyprogram hidden inside the free game.
3. A covert government or corporate tool used to monitor communications.
The agency used a spyprogram to listen in on phone calls.
4. Any program that runs invisibly to collect data for someone else.
The spyprogram sent screenshots to an unknown server every hour.