Universities struggling with spyware
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Plus: Are you having an identity crisis? [News.com Extra]
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This is pretty interesting, seems as though Microsoft has acquired an anti-spyware company noone&#39;s ever heard of. I know spyware and adware removal software is big business now but I&#39;ve never heard of Giant Company Software Inc.
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Spyware and other malicious code turns up most often on sites related to music and technology, a study concludes.
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For some security researchers who uncover flaws in leading computer programs, a nod of appreciation from software companies is no longer enough. Now they want money.
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By James Coates  Q. I am at my wits' end with my two sons' IBM laptop computers that are riddled with spyware and viruses to the extent that the computers are almost unusable.   They use these computers a lot for gaming, surfing the Web, instant messaging and, of course, schoolwork.
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Release of anti-spyware tool, promise of virus removal software could spell trouble for antivirus software companies.
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Computer worms raced around the world, leaving behind tools that spread spam. Scammers sent e-mail to trick bank account holders into revealing passwords. Rogue programs known as "spyware" hijacked Web browsers and crippled computers.
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How spyware, a program that creeps onto a computerÂs hard drive unannounced, is wrecking the Internet.
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Although as many as 90 percent of US home computers have been infected with spyware at some time, a majority of PC owners don&#39;t know how to solve the problem, according to a poll released Friday.
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Spyware is rife and virus infection commonplace yet many home users reckon they are safe from online threats.
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During a recent six-week period, I conducted a small spyware experiment on my Windows computer. I kept track of days I opened Microsoft Internet Explorer.
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EDITOR&#39;S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on the spyware epidemic. NEW YORK - David Eckstein turned on his computer one day and launched his Web browser, just as he had every day.
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When technicians examined the PCs of 329 respondents, they found 80 percent loaded with dozens of spyware programs that track the user&#39;s browsing habits.
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Microsoft&#39;s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the nation is causing a major headache for some universities.
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Antivirus company offers improved anti-spyware app to users for a fee.
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According to a new report by the Computer Security Institute (CSI), online security research is being hampered by laws that could land researchers in prison for looking for Web site vulnerabilities, much less disclosing them publicly.
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This year's deluge of spyware has put the need to clean up the Internet in stark relief. What's more, it has set in motion the imminent re-alignment of some of tech's marquee players - Symantec, McAfee, Microsoft, America Online and Yahoo, among them.