spyware
RSS spywareSpyware deluge hits 55 million milestone
News Spyware - and its sibling adware - now appears on a significant portion of PCs. During the first half of 2004, ISP EarthLink and Webroot Software scanned two million consumer systems only to find 55 million instances of... [18 Aug 2004]
Cheat Sheet: Spyware
Cheat Sheet OK, I've seen the Bond films, I know what spyware is. It's easy to get worked up about spyware, but there are a variety of reasons for it being there and a variety of roles it could be performing. It's... [29 Jul 2004]
Virus vs. Spyware: What's the difference?
White Paper Viruses and spyware are both major nuisances for IT departments, and both of them have the potential to cause traffic problems and productivity losses. TechRepublic's Bob Artner breaks down the differences in terms of... [16 May 2006]
Spyware sparks user and vendor activity
News Businesses have long known about the need to protect themselves from viruses and hackers but many are now waking up to the pressing need to specifically protect themselves from spyware. As its name suggests,... [22 Nov 2004]
What's on your PC? Spyware, Trojans and diallers
News Users are increasingly losing ownership of their PCs with a growing amount of spyware and malicious applications finding their way on to computers in homes and the workplace. The issue of spyware has... [01 Mar 2005]
Spyware Essentials
White Paper TechRepublic's Spyware Essentials provides guidance and best practices for diagnosing, troubleshooting, and blocking spyware infestations. Developed by IT professionals for IT professionals,... [15 Apr 2009]
Spyware incurs wrath of California lawmakers
News Companies or individuals who create spyware applications to snoop on users online and desktop activities are facing a crackdown in the state of California. Spyware is often installed on users machines... [10 Jan 2005]
Spyware: What are you signing up for?
News A leading spyware expert has hit out at legitimate organisations who use wordy, confusing and over-long end-user licensing agreements (EULAs) to get users to download adware and spyware. Computer... [18 Jan 2005]
Spyware: A Morphing Campaign
White Paper Spyware and other Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are a relatively new, albeit quick-to-flourish concept in the history of the Internet. Adware and spyware have been a natural, and very quickly... [31 Jul 2009]
Spyware kingpin ordered to cough up $4m
News The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has wrapped up its first major spyware lawsuit with a $4m judgment against spam king-turned-spyware master Sanford Wallace. Rick Quarefima, the assistant director in... [05 May 2006]
Spyware accounts for 90 per cent of malware
News Around 90 per cent of malware found on both home and corporate PCs is spyware, according to internet security firm Panda Software. CTO Patrick Hinojosa said similar studies had found that around 90 per cent of computers... [01 Apr 2005]
Spyware blocking deal signed by US Homeland Security
News The US Department of Homeland Security has signed a deal with content security firm Websense to protect its systems from spyware and other nasties. Websense also blocks access to phishing websites and those which contain... [24 May 2005]
Spyware banned under new US law
News The US House of Representatives has voted to restrict some of the most deceptive forms of spyware. The rapid proliferation of spyware has become a common menace to computer users," said California's... [06 Oct 2004]
TechRepublic Real World Guide: Spyware Prevention and Recovery
White Paper The TechRepublic Real World Guide: Spyware Prevention and Recovery collects proven recommendations for identifying spyware and explores tactics for keeping spyware at bay. [18 May 2006]
Spyware comes under attack from antivirus firms
News Network Associates, the maker of McAfee antivirus software, is joining the fight against spyware, programs that track people's internet habits, gather personal information and deliver it to advertisers. [23 Jan 2004]
