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From the blog: Layerin’ Ain’t Just for Winter! Bolster Your Security With Layers of Protection I thought Spyware and Viruses are the same thing? A virus is malicious code that copies itself over and over in order to damage your computer's data. Spyware is an umbrella term used to describe a variety of threats such as Trojans, Ransomware, Keyloggers, Cookies, Worms, etc.