Spyware is a type of malware that monitors you, steals sensitive information from your PC, and sends it to third parties without your knowledge.

According to one study, spyware has infiltrated millions of computers. Spyware can be as innocuous as a program that monitors the Web pages you visit, or as aggressive as a program that can hijack ...

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, ...

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 ...

Dear Action Line: What causes pop-up ads on the computer screen and how do I stop them? — N.R., Tulsa. US-CERT, Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness ...

Much like antivirus software, the new program scans a computer hard drive and compares its contents against a database of known spyware programs. Users can scan their hard disks for any spyware, or ...

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 ...

The creator of software designed to surreptitiously observe individuals’ online activities has been indicted for allegedly violating U.S. federal computer privacy laws, local and federal authorities ...

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 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 ...

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 ...