Like viruses and other harmful programs, spyware is a huge security problem. Worse than a typical virus, a spyware program can send corporate data directly from your company’s client computers to an ...

Spyware is designed to stay invisible, so if it’s hiding on your computer, you’re not supposed to notice—at least not right ...

Strange toolbars and Web sites your customer has never seen before are suddenly visible. Major Web sites are mysteriously "not available" on the PC, while lesser known sites are. As your first line of ...

Much like antivirus software, the new program scans a computer hard drive and compares its contents against a database of known spyware programs. Users can scan their hard disks for any spyware, or ...

Spyware modules are related to computer viruses, but pose a different type of threat to your systems. Spyware is created by underhanded, unethical marketers who want to monitor your customers' ...

You've outfitted your computer with anti-virus software and bought a spam filter for unwanted email. Just when you thought it was safe to go out on the Internet again, another cyber-pest is baring its ...

An upcoming software release from America Online Inc. (AOL) will add spyware protection to the list of standard features for its broadband and dial-up Internet customers, the company said Tuesday. AOL ...

Slashdot and Newsbytes are reporting a new twist in spyway. It's amazing what a company can get away with now under the guise of protecting its "intellectual property". Radlight (a multimedia player) ...

Bruce Edwards began to understand that spyware was more than a consumer PC problem when his users started complaining loudly about poor performance and an increase in pop-up ads. But it wasn’t until ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The U.S. government’s must-pass defense policy bill includes a measure that aims to shield military servicemembers and diplomats from ...