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 ...

QUESTION: What program do you recommend for safely cleaning up a computer and spyware programs? I have checked out the Web, and there are many, many, warnings about these programs. My laptop has ...

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 ...

Spyware and adware are pouring into enterprise desktops. How severe is the threat? And what can be done about it? Desktops littered with pop-up ads, computers grinding to a halt under the weight of ...

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' ...

A new Trojan horse program that attacks and removes troublesome advertising software, known as adware, is circulating on the Internet, according to antivirus company Symantec Corp. The program, called ...

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 ...

A survey conducted by Internet service provider America Online Inc. found that 20% of home computers were infected by a virus or worm and that various forms of snooping programs such as spyware and ...