________ refers to any software that covertly gathers information about a user through an Internet connection without the user's knowledge.
A) Spyware
B) Spam
C) Web filter
D) Cookie
E) Bot herder

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Spyware is software that is installed on a computer without the user's knowledge or consent, and covertly gathers information about the user's browsing habits or other personal information through the Internet. Spam is unwanted or unsolicited email, web filters are software applications that prevent access to certain websites, cookies are small data files stored on a user's computer to track their activity on a website, and a bot herder is someone who controls a network of infected computers (known as a botnet) for malicious purposes. Only spyware matches the given definition.

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