adware the computer
Surfers at risk from corporate websites
News Earlier this month, an independent security researcher found an aggressive advertising program, known as adware, which installed itself onto a victim's computer via the same two flaws in... [25 Jun 2004]
One in three PCs being spied on
News Security experts note that the damage from Trojan horses or system monitors can sometimes be more severe than adware and adware cookies typically found on PCs. System monitors track... [17 Jun 2004]
Microsoft riled by adware scam
News The possibility that a group or company has apparently used the vulnerabilities as a way to sneak unwanted advertising software, or adware, onto a user's computer could... [10 Jun 2004]
Yahoo! gets tooled-up to fight spyware
News Interest is even growing at the state and federal government levels in regulating and perhaps even banning adware and spyware. It can be used to perform a high-level scan of files on the... [27 May 2004]
Analysis: Google goes for desktop search
Comment That would put Google much closer to controversial companies such as Claria (formerly Gator) and WhenU, which have been caught up in a growing consumer backlash against adware and spyware products.... [24 May 2004]
Pathetic policies the undoing of UK businesses
News Spyware, adware, key loggers, Trojans and worms can all find their way onto a PC - even if the user thought they were 'only downloading a song or two' from a peer-to-peer network. Greg Day, solutions... [30 Apr 2004]
Average PC harbouring 28 bits of spyware
News The most common type, it said, is adware: software that displays ads and also sends data back to a third party. While most spyware is adware-related and relatively benign, it's... [16 Apr 2004]
Is AOL spying on its users?
News Web surfers have zeroed in on concerns about spyware and its "adware" cousin, which is software that can lead to unwanted advertising pop-ups, changes in computer settings and other unexpected tweaks. [04 Mar 2004]
Spyware comes under attack from antivirus firms
News On Thursday, the company released McAfee AntiSpyware, a new product designed to automatically and proactively guard consumers against the threat of spyware and adware, programs that... [23 Jan 2004]
AOL to crack down on spyware
News Spyware's more common cousin, "adware," is similar but is routinely installed along with free software such as digital video viewers or file-swapping programs. Some adware programs monitor users' surfing... [03 Dec 2003]
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