Explore the role of adware in marketing, its history, and potential risks. Learn how adware works, its impact on computing, and protective measures against malicious versions.

Cybersecurity reports show that macOS infostealers increased by 101% in the final 6 months of 2024. Adware and spyware have lately become a serious challenge to Mac users. These types of malware steal ...

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I am writing in response to your discussion of AdWare in connection with "spyware" article. While we appreciate the legitimate public concern with respect to spyware, we want to make clear that AdWare ...

Widespread disagreement over what should be considered spyware and adware has left consumers confounded and anti-spyware makers vexed by legal headaches. But help may be on the way. Led by the ...

In the midst of working on an important assignment for class, junior Ben Alexander left the room to get some food and returned, minutes later, to find that his computer screen was completely covered ...

First reported by Sunbelt Software -- although rival Internet Security Systems claimed it was the first to discover the bug -- the vulnerability is in how IE renders VML (Vector Mark-up Language), an ...

New York state has gone on the attack against spyware and adware by filing a lawsuit against a Los Angeles-based marketing company that allegedly installed the “invasive” software onto consumers’ ...

Several adware apps promoted aggressively on Facebook as system cleaners and optimizers for Android devices are counting millions of installations on Google Play store. The apps lack all of the ...

Following the money trail behind the flood of spyware and adware on the Internet poses some sticky questions around liability, said a panel of spyware experts at a workshop in New York City Friday.

Spyware is designed to stay invisible, so if it’s hiding on your computer, you’re not supposed to notice—at least not right away. I want to walk you through the specific warning signs, tools, and ...