Spyware is a type of malware that monitors you, steals sensitive information from your PC, and sends it to third parties ...

Malware includes viruses, worms, adware, spyware, and ransomware — they all work differently but tend to cause similar ...

Follow this expert advice to keep the malicious software known as spyware far from your trusted devices. “Spyware is like that angel or devil you see on someone’s shoulder in a movie,” says Phil ...

Drive-by Download: A software program that is automatically saved to your computer when you visit certain Web sites. Most of these programs are spyware. Programs that actively change your homepage and ...

America Online on Tuesday announced the addition of anti-spyware software as part of future upgrades to its flagship online service. As previously reported, AOL will introduce its anti-spyware ...

The recent WannaCry ransomware attack infected about 300,000 computers in 150 countries, and cost computer users thousands of dollars in ransom money and billions in lost productivity. Italian ...

Late in July, an e-mail that hit employee in-boxes at a British credit card and finance company carried a secret payload--"spyware" capable of recording confidential corporate data and sending it over ...

Like the most dangerous and devious phishing attacks, this one is based on a Web site. Users enticed here face a fake portrayal of Microsoft's Windows Security Center. The bogus site displays such ...

A company called Gamma International has suffered a serious security breach, resulting in hackers posting its confidential data on the web for anyone to download. You might think–there’s nothing so ...