What does PWS stand for?

Password Stealer

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Information technology (IT) and computers
Slang/chat, popular culture

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Samples in periodicals archive:

In addition to going after the valuable data inside the network, XSS and SQL injections are also used to overtake websites and load malicious iFrames, which then install password stealers, back doors and downloaders.

What's old is new again

Installed along with the worm was a rootkit and a password stealer that harvests log-in credentials for online games such as World of Warcraft.

New Windows netbooks may harbor malware

Other malware threats such as password stealers and backdoors can be downloaded as well, which may give a hacker remote access to the infected machine or allow them to gather personal data such as usernames and passwords.

Threat advice

Edited by Zeid Nasser The latest (June) edition of Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) includes a device to remove password stealers from infected machines.

Security Alert : MSRT to fight gaming Trojan menace

Data theft Spyware can steal important or confidential information, as in the example of Troj/BankAsh-A, a password stealer and keylogger.

Spyware--the hidden threat to business security

Designed to protect companies from both internal and external attack, CyberSight works to detect and remove these hacking threats, such as Trojan informers, password stealers and keyboard loggers, which otherwise could easily enter a company network hidden within text files, zip-encrypted files or other seemingly innocent files.

Cryptic Software offers protection against hackers to Baltimore's ...

During August, for example, more than 56,000 sites were compromised via SQL injection to embed a malicious IFRAME that attempted to load a number of exploits onto a victim's PC, including backdoors, password stealers and downloaders, web security firm ScanSafe has reported.

New data shows website hacks continue to grow unabated

Password Stealers and Backdoor Trojans Most Commonly Blocked Malware Putting Corporate Data at Risk: Most of the compromises attempt to install password stealers and backdoor Trojans.

United States: ScanSafe Reports Malware up 278 Percent in First Half ...