Which category of software provides information about a user's activity on desktops and transmits it to third parties without consent?

Which category of software provides information about a user's activity on desktops and transmits it to third parties without consent?

• A. Desktop Spyware
• B. Email Spyware
• C. Spyware Propagation
• D. Memory-Injection-Based Keylogger

Answer: (A)

Spyware that secretly monitors a user’s desktop activity and transmits data to third parties without consent is desktop spyware. This category covers covert surveillance in which the software runs in the background, collecting things like keystrokes, visited sites, screenshots, and application usage, then sending that information off to an external recipient. The term describes the broad function of surveilling the user and exfiltrating data, which fits the scenario perfectly. A focus on emails would be too narrow and wouldn’t capture overall desktop activity. A memory-injection-based keylogger describes a specific technique for recording keystrokes, not the broader category of surveillance. Spyware propagation concerns how spyware spreads, not the act of monitoring and reporting user activity.

Spyware that secretly monitors a user’s desktop activity and transmits data to third parties without consent is desktop spyware. This category covers covert surveillance in which the software runs in the background, collecting things like keystrokes, visited sites, screenshots, and application usage, then sending that information off to an external recipient. The term describes the broad function of surveilling the user and exfiltrating data, which fits the scenario perfectly. A focus on emails would be too narrow and wouldn’t capture overall desktop activity. A memory-injection-based keylogger describes a specific technique for recording keystrokes, not the broader category of surveillance. Spyware propagation concerns how spyware spreads, not the act of monitoring and reporting user activity.