Potentially unwanted program

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Potentially unwanted program is a program that may not be wanted by a user and is often downloaded along with a program that the user wants. Examples include adware, spyware, etc.

Definitions

According to the CyBOK (version 1),

Potentially unwanted program. A program that may not be wanted by a user and is often downloaded along with a program that the user wants. Examples include adware, spyware, etc.