Spyware rarely announces itself with pop-ups or flashing warnings. It slips into everyday routines, quietly tracking what you ...

Spyware is designed to stay invisible, so if it’s hiding on your computer, you’re not supposed to notice—at least not right away. I want to walk you through the specific warning signs, tools, and ...

Firewalls scan data sent to your computer for malware and attempt to block files or other data they deem suspicious. Like ...

WASHINGTON Internet users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers. They found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated ...

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 ...

What is spyware? And what harm can it do to my network? Even in its most innocuous form, spyware is an invasion of privacy. Spyware programs such as Cydoor, Gator, Lop.com and Xupiter install without ...

Two bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this week could make it easier for law enforcement officials to prosecute purveyors of spyware and help security vendors develop tools aimed at ...

BOULDER, Colo. | For millions of PC users, the privacy-snatching programs known as spyware have been nothing but a headache as they swipe personal information, slow systems to a crawl and crash ...

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 ...

Even as many online marketing companies struggle to comply with recent federal legislation governing unsolicited commercial e-mail — spam to you and me — new state and federal legislation addresses ...

The US has developed a way to embed sophisticated hacking tools within the hard drives of personal computers built by some of the world’s biggest manufacturers, according to researchers based in ...