Spyware rarely announces itself with pop-ups or flashing warnings. It slips into everyday routines, quietly tracking what you type, where you click, and which accounts you open, often for months ...

Antivirus and security suites should protect you against all types of malware, including spyware. These are our top tested choices for the best spyware protection. When the IBM PC was new, I served as ...

First, here's a quick excursion into malware terminology. Important differences exist. To fight effectively, you've first got to know what you're fighting. A virus is characterized by its ability--or, ...

Microsoft Corp.’s announcement last week that it has purchased a small vendor of antispyware tools serves to highlight the growing seriousness of the spyware problem for users, according to security ...

Over the past decade, spyware tools have repeatedly been found on the phones of journalists, activists, and politicians. This has raised concerns about the unprecedented proliferation of spyware ...

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On top of collecting operators' profits and money for consumer redress, commission would like ability to impose civil fines on companies issuing spyware Organizations and law enforcement agencies ...

Webroot’s quarterly report on spyware is a very interesting read and is available as a free download from the company’s Web site. For messaging managers, network administrators and others charged with ...

Organizations and law enforcement agencies fighting spyware are making progress, but new tools in an antispyware bill stalled in Congress could improve the efforts, a member of the Federal Trade ...