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'''Crimeware''' is a class of [[malware]] designed specifically to automate [[Computer crime|cybercrime]].<ref>{{cite book | '''Crimeware''' is a class of [[malware]] designed specifically to automate [[Computer crime|cybercrime]].<ref name=CU_1>{{cite book| title=Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses| author1=Jakobsson, M| author2=Ramzan, Z.| publisher=Addison-Wesley Professional| date=6 April 2008| isbn=0-321-50195-0}}</ref> | ||
Crimeware (as distinct from [[spyware]] and [[adware]]) is designed to perpetrate [[identity theft]] through [[Social engineering (computer security)|social engineering]] or technical stealth in order to access a computer user's financial and retail accounts for the purpose of taking funds from those accounts or completing unauthorized transactions on behalf of the cyberthief. Alternatively, crimeware may steal [[Confidentiality|confidential]] or sensitive corporate information. Crimeware represents a growing problem in [[network security]] as many malicious code threats seek to pilfer valuable, confidential information. | Crimeware (as distinct from [[spyware]] and [[adware]]) is designed to perpetrate [[identity theft]] through [[Social engineering (computer security)|social engineering]] or technical stealth in order to access a computer user's financial and retail accounts for the purpose of taking funds from those accounts or completing unauthorized transactions on behalf of the cyberthief. Alternatively, crimeware may steal [[Confidentiality|confidential]] or sensitive corporate information. Crimeware represents a growing problem in [[network security]] as many malicious code threats seek to pilfer valuable, confidential information. | ||