WASHINGTON--Spyware, adware and other code that lurks on hard drives has become so pervasive it's bedeviling home users, driving corporate technology managers to distraction and has become the top ...

Pop-ups on your computer can be a sign of a malware infection, in some cases. (Photo: Getty) When you run across a pop-up on your favorite website, it's admittedly annoying. Still, you can easily ...

Two anti-spyware bills are being readied in time for a hearing Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives. The measures, one sponsored by a California Republican and the other by a Washington ...

Malwarebytes, a global leader in online protection, shared new research showcasing a dramatic uptick in threats targeting Android users as the mobile channel becomes a prime vector for financial scams ...

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A pioneer of software that tailors pop-up ads to Internet users’ browsing habits is beginning to shun a practice that has invited much derision and plenty of lawsuits. A new service Claria Corp. is ...

Some of the biggest names in Internet advertising -- from Netflix to PeoplePC to GreetingCards.com -- not only are feeding into the annoying problem of pop-up ads but are also doing very little to ...

Tangent Inc. recently released the next version of the company's anti-spyware appliance. Packet Hawk 2.0 provides hands-free, network-wide protection against Spyware from a central management console.

Making good on its statement filed last April with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Claria Corp. today will announce that it intends to start a behavioral targeting service. With the new ...

A pioneer of software that delivers pop-up ads based on Web sites that Internet users browse said Tuesday it will exit that business by June following persistent criticism from online publishers, ...