spyware vs computer software

spyware and computer software both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spyware	Yes	No	No	No
computer software	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, computer software is a hypernym of spyware; that is, computer software is a word with a broader meaning than spyware:

spyware: computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent
computer software: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

Other hypernyms of spyware include package, software, software package, software program, software system.

spyware (noun)	computer software (noun)
computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent	(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory