Think e-mail spam is bad? Then you haven't been hit with spyware. In fact, there are probably electronic parasites feeding on your computer right now. If you're like most people, you surf the Web ...

Do you have to spend $80 to $100 on security software with that new computer? No. Pick a Macintosh or Linux computer, and you’re pretty well protected from Internet threats such as viruses and spyware ...

America Online plans to introduce anti-spyware software for subscribers as part of an optional service upgrade early next year, the company confirmed Tuesday. In recent months, AOL has been testing a ...

Malware includes viruses, worms, adware, spyware, and ransomware — they all work differently but tend to cause similar ...

An operation that uses the lure of free lyric files, browser upgrades, and ring tones to download spyware and adware on consumers' computers has been ordered to halt its illegal downloads by a U.S.

The Possible MALWARE or SPYWARE Download Tech Support Scam is a common browser based scam that tries to trick people into thinking that their computer is infected and that a live support person is ...

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 ...

The IT department finally came for my computer last week. For weeks I had been investigating companies that claimed to offer spyware-fighting software but secretly distribute spyware or other ...

Designed to encrypt and ransom data and spy on everything a user does, malware has become very prevalent in the last few years. The 2017 WannaCry attack put the malicious software on front pages ...

Microsoft has corrected a mistake in its anti-spyware product that flagged some Symantec security tools as malicious software. The problem occurred after Microsoft pushed out an update for Windows ...

BitTorrent users, beware: Your download may include adware and spyware. Purveyors of the applications that produce pop-up ads on PC screens and track browsing habits ...