Lots more web sites have cropped up, for the sole purpose of hosting spyware and infecting computers.
Spyware Definitions A Good And Bad Idea
The usefulness of defining spyware benefits both the makers of anti-spyware products as well as the spyware coders.
How Do You Spell Spyware?
The Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), a team of tech firms and software vendors, is seeking to nail down a universal definition of spyware to better prepare a counterattack-and they need your help.
Spyware Frightens 9 Out Of 10 Net Users
Results of a recent survey on Internet usage finds that 91 percent of respondents have changed the way they browse because of spyware.
Loopholes In Anti-Spyware Programs, Part 2
Microsoft writes the next chapter in the story behind anti-spyware program secrets, as it quietly delists rumored takeover target Claria.
Pew Says Spyware Stinks
The Pew Internet and American Life project released a study today that says most U.S. Internet users learned about spyware and adware the hard way. They’ve had their computers screwed, blued and tattooed by annoying bits of software that take over your browser, eat up memory, cause your computer to crash and a whole host of other problems.
Is Spyware Slowing Your Computer Down To A Crawl?
Everyday more and more computers are becoming infected with Spyware and Adware (advertising tracking). No matter where you go on the web, someone is trying to sneak something on your computer. From honest web sites placing simple logon cookies, to paid advertising tracking your movements on the web, to malicious software that is designed to record your keystrokes and discover your passwords, Spyware and Adware have together become the web’s number one problem.
Some Folks Like Spyware… Really!
You’ll have trouble winning an argument with Eric Goldman, because like any good lawyer, he seizes on logical inconsistencies and factual shortcomings in arguments, and uses them to get spurious charges thrown out of court.
Spyware attacks! Windows Safe Mode is no Longer Safe.
Spyware and viruses are getting craftier. New methods allow them to boot up even when the user attempts to use safe mode; making them extremely hard to remove.
Loopholes In Anti-Spyware Programs
Computer users of some anti-spyware products may be surprised to know their programs are skipping over some possibly unwanted software.