spyware vs software program

spyware and software program both are nouns.

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

As nouns, software program is a hypernym of spyware; that is, software program 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
software program: (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 computer software, package, software, software package, software system.

spyware (noun)	software program (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