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infostealer

noun

Etymology

From info + stealer.

  1. inherited from stelere
  2. formed as infostealer — “info + stealer”

Definitions

  1. A piece of malware that steals personal data.

    • While spyware's purpose is quite similar to infostealer's, this category is broader and may also include video and audio recording capabilities or tracking the victim's location with GPS.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for infostealer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA