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Spyware: What It Is and How to Combat It
Spyware is software or hardware installed on a computer without the user's knowledge which gathers information about that user for later retrieval by whomever controls the spyware. Spyware can be broken down into two different categories, surveillance spyware and advertising spyware. Surveillance software includes key loggers, screen...

The Unforseen Consequences of Spyware
The popularity, availability and speed of the internet continue to grow which in turn has consequences such as spyware threats. With all of these advancements on the internet spyware also advances and creates more prevalent and sometimes dangerous threats. Spyware can easily be downloaded while surfing the internet and downloading files or...

Two companies merge to provide higher security against spyware threats.
In an effort to offer computer users who utilize Internet Explorer an initial protection device against spyware, Jayde Online Inc. and Xblock Software announced a partnership they planned to take on in 2004. The two companies planned to merge the spyware tool X-Cleaner, provided by XBlock, into Jayde’s Internet Explorer search engine toolbar,...


Ceasing Spyware
Spyware has the capability to penetrate, record and send off your personal information kept and keyed into your computer. Credit card numbers, social security numbers, passwords and more can be tracked by spyware applications who then sell it to advertising companies or individual intruders use it for identity theft. Most spyware will run...

Spyware Definitions List
The adware and spyware definitions list is very long. But the definitions listed below are the most common ones. This is a glossary of spyware facts and terms so you'll know what these malicious programs are and what they can do to your computer. Adware Adware components are generally installed along with a shareware or freeware programs you...

Spyware, What Is It?
Spyware, what it is and what it does. Basically, spyware is a program put on your computer usually after you have downloaded some kind of program or went to a certain site. Once this program is on your computer, depending on what kind was put on, has the potential to monitor what you’re doing without you knowing it. Besides having the ability...



Latest News:

Spyware: Telecom firms may face stiff fines
The Union law ministry has suggested a penalty on telecom service providers (licensees) equivalent to 100 per cent of their contract value if any equipment bought and installed by them is found to have any spyware or malware.

Android Spyware: Millions Downloaded Thievish Wallpaper App (Updated)
Mobile security firm Lookout announced today at the Black Hat security conference that millions of Android users had downloaded a wallpaper app that sends user information to a unknown site in China, reported VentureBeat . Concerns about app access to private information were raised last month, but this may be the first instance of Android malware in the wild. Android's enterprise-readiness has ...

Android dev rejects rogue app claims, still highlights risks
Mobile app developer Jackeey Wu defended himself against claims of producing Android spyware apps today while also underscoring some of the risks of Google's mobile OS. He noted that some of the permissions his Wallpapers allegedly requested, such as for the web browser history and SMS message records, aren't in the actual app. As requesting private information automatically flags the app in ...