Spyware - General

Okay pro's... What EXACTLY is the real threat behind spyware? Is spyware basically nothing more than trojan horses without the publicity behind them??? Thats what they sound like to me... Also, how exactly is it that the "malicious code" gets inserted into your computer? Is it like a cookie that is read from the internet that somehow makes your computer compile code on your harddrive therefor creating a malicious daemon or exploit?????????

Try reading the malware and Anti-Virus sections of my website - if they do not confuse you further.

http://www.cjwd.demon.co.uk/compsafetyonline.html