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crimeware

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(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 and malware.

(2) Software that helps someone perform an unwanted or illegal act via the computer. Programs and documentation that enable less 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 horrid as that of most popular commercial software.
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The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) announced today that the number of crimeware variants detected in December shattered all previous records rising to 340, an increase of more than 43 percent from the previous high of 237 variations - and some 62 percent higher than the December-to-December mean of 210 variants.
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