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 ...

A program that installs spyware on a computer and “blackmails” users into buying software to remove it has been identified by a Spanish security firm. The program, called DigiKeyGen, lures computer ...

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 ...

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 ...

One in twenty computers with an internet connection may be harbouring unwanted “spyware” programs that can record a user’s computer use, generate nuisance pop-up ads and may pose a security risk, ...

Microsoft Corp. and the Washington state attorney general have filed lawsuits against antispyware software vendor Secure Computer LLC, alleging that the White Plains, New York, company’s Spyware ...

Our computers store a lot of important information about us, including our addresses, passwords and credit card information. Viruses and other malware can be used to steal this data, slow down our ...

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 ...

Internet service provider EarthLink and Webroot Software released a report on Thursday that said an average of almost 28 spyware programs are running on each computer. More serious, Trojan horse or ...

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 ...