Spyware is designed to stay invisible, so if it’s hiding on your computer, you’re not supposed to notice—at least not right away. I want to walk you through the specific warning signs, tools, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - It's the newest computer security problem to attract the attention of Congress: spyware, or software designed to collect computer users' personal data without their knowledge. Secretly ...

Washington’s attorney general has settled the first case prosecuted under the state’s 2005 Computer Spyware Act. The settlement announced Monday is with antispyware vendor Secure Computer LLC. The ...

A California court has ordered Israeli spyware merchant NSO Group to pay $167.25m in punitive damages, and $444,719 in compensatory damages, for enabling state-backed hacks of mobile devices belonging ...

Last month a customer brought in his computer with the complaint of gradual performance deterioration. This was surprising. I had recently upgraded him to a 2.4GHz P4 processor, a fast Intel ...

The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved modified versions of a pair of bills aimed at curbing abuse of social security numbers and computer spyware, respectively The House Energy and Commerce ...

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