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 ...

There are some computer programs that threaten online privacy that users may not know about. Plus, there is no privacy for people living inside the "Big Brother ...

QUESTION: What program do you recommend for safely cleaning up a computer and spyware programs? I have checked out the Web, and there are many, many, warnings about these programs. My laptop has ...

Your computer has been acting strange lately — running slower than usual, showing weird pop-ups, or behaving in ways that make you suspicious something isn’t right. These could be signs that malware, ...

Microsoftとワシントン州検事総長Rob McKennaはそれぞれ米国時間1月25日、ワシントン州コンピュータスパイウェア対策法（Washington Computer Spyware Act）のほか、3つの法律に違反したとしてSecure Computerとその関係者らを提訴した。訴状は、25日にワシントン州西部地域 ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The latest assault on the computing public seeks not to destroy but rather to suck processing power and exploit like a greedy parasite. This is the second in a three-part series on the ...

Guest host John Nielsen speaks with Newsweek technology reporter Steven Levy about a cyber-phenomenon called "spyware" — programs that lodge themselves surreptitiously on computers, deliver pop-up ...

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' ...

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

Microsoft Corp. announced yesterday that it is giving away software designed to help protect Windows users from spyware, one of the fastest-growing of Internet annoyances. The release marked a new ...