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 ...

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 ...

Here are 2004's most popular hacker tools, viruses, remote tools, adware, spyware, Trojans and worms. Hackers and spammers use all the latest software security holes, worms and Trojans to attack many ...

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 ...

The action is a result of parallel investigations involving both the state attorney general's office as well as Microsoft. The suit accuses the company of offering software that falsely claims the ...

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 ...

The use of unlawful spyware continues to proliferate nationwide. Peter A. Crusco of the Queens County, N.Y., DA's office examines the legal issues raised in the resulting litigation. If you surf the ...

WASHINGTON - It's the newest computer security problem to attract the attention of Congress: spyware, or software designed to collect computer users' personal data without their knowledge. Secretly ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Microsoft Corp., whose popular Windows software is a frequent target for Internet viruses, is offering a free security program to remove the most dangerous infections from computers ...