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Adware vs Spyware

Adware vs Spyware: What Security Teams Must Know

In 2023, a small accounting firm in Ohio discovered that a browser toolbar one employee installed — what looked like a harmless coupon finder — had been silently logging keystrokes and exfiltrating client tax records for eleven months. The toolbar was adware on the surface. Underneath, it was spyware. And the firm

Carl B. Johnson Aug 13, 2026 6 min read