Computer slowing down? Welcome to the curse of spyware, the latest breed of malicious code that isn't designed to destroy your machine but which, if you're not protected against it, will do just that.

Drive-by Download: A software program that is automatically saved to your computer when you visit certain Web sites. Most of these programs are spyware.

Spyware can be as innocuous as a program that monitors what Web pages you visit, or as aggressive as a program that can hijack your Web browser and send you to sites without your permission.

With the right tools, you can scan your system and remove spyware, adware, and other malicious programs that may be lurking ...

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A Van Nuys man faces sentencing Thursday for scheming to market and sell malware that gave purchasers control over computers ...

Such programs, called spyware, run on your PC behind the scenes and perform a range of functions, from the nasty to the merely annoying.

A vast electronic spy network has been uncovered, mainly operating from China. Government and private computer networks in 103 countries have been hacked into, including those belonging to Tibet's ...

A Van Nuys man was sentenced Thursday to three years’ probation and ordered to pay a $500 fine for scheming to market and sell malware that gave purchasers control over computers and enabled them to ...

Spyware programs range from aboveboard tracking software — “adware” created by online advertising and behavioral-marketing companies such as DoubleClick Inc. — to more devious tools like ...

Amero had become a cause celebre to computer security professionals who argued that she was an innocent victim of spyware programs that took control of a poorly configured computer on Oct. 19 ...

In other instances, spyware programs are automatically installed when a user simply views an HTML e-mail or visits a certain Web page.