The spyware market is expanding – and even Google is worried about the "real-world harm" it can provoke. According to experts, modern spyware tools are increasingly invasive while leaving minimal ...

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 ...

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 ...

The attackers created fake, non-existent Signal Encryption Plugins, and a Pro version of the ToTok app, to trick users into downloading and running the malware. Those that don’t spot the trick will ...

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.

Viruses, spyware, phishing and other scams are conspiring to make the Internet a scary and unsavory place for Joe American, which is a threat to the continued growth of consumer-facing e-commerce ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software, a small anti-spyware software company it hopes will shore up its security defenses. Microsoft declined to say how much it paid for the 10-person company ...

Researchers at Citizen Lab found that NSO Group, an Israeli spyware company, had infected Apple products without so much as a click. By Nicole Perlroth Apple issued emergency software updates for a ...