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 ...

An antivirus utility that only defends against viruses would be nearly useless. Computer viruses are just one type of threat, and not a common one at that. A proper antivirus program defends against ...

McAfee today unveiled antispyware software for business desktops and servers to block and eliminate what the company calls “potentially unwanted programs,” including adware, dialers, keyloggers, ...

Spyware is a type of malware that steals sensitive information from unknowing users. The effects of spyware range from gathering usage habits for marketing purposes to targeted attacks by ...

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 ...

Trend Micro today announced its intent to acquire privately held anti-spyware software provider InterMute Inc., which makes both consumer and enterprise SpySubtract products, for $15 million.

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 ...

With the ink barely dry on Microsoft’s acquisition of antispyware company Giant Company Software questions have arisen about the ownership of the antispyware code Microsoft bought. Microsoft ...

Apple confirmed to CyberGuy that mercenary spyware alerts were sent to targeted users in 110 countries, now appearing directly on iPhone Lock Screens.