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How to Protect Yourself from Viruses, Adware, Spyware and Hackers
Spyware/adware is a new major concern for PC users everywhere. Infecting your computer silently (usually installed with programs that seem harmless), spyware and adware can collect personal information about you, as well as cause pop up ads to come up all of the time, changing your browsers home page, sometimes even completely disabling your...

Internet Scams 102 -- Hijackings and Spyware
My friend Janice is afraid to go on the Internet because of the terrible things that might happen to her. She views a simple trip to get e-mail the way she views going alone, late at night, to a dangerous part of town. Please . . . it’s not that bad. Though, come to think of it, it’s ALMOST that bad: hijackers can now do things to...

Spyware - Scourge of the new Millenium
Spyware is the virtual plague of the new Millenium. You no longer have to receive emails with viruses in them or even click on dangerous links on websites. Simply surfing the web can now leave you wide open to the scourge of spyware. You may also hear spyware referred to as malware. What is spyware? Spyware is when a program is placed on your PC...


Free Program Removes Spyware not Detected by Premium Security Scan
What is Spyware? Spyware monitors your surfing habits and sends the data off to some remote server in cyberland. Your computer can get infected with spyware easily by visiting a web page or installing a software program. Kazza is a classic example of a free software download riddled with spyware. More info here: http://compactURL.com/sdft ...

Spyware Is Good
How many times per week do you run your antivirus protection or spyware or adware programs to ensure that your paranoia about having an infected machine is just that, paranoid? With so many problems in the computer infection world, one cannot really blame themselves for checking up on their system on a routine basis. However, do you ever really...

The Difference Between Spyware and Viruses
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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 ...