Trend Micro, the world's third-biggest computer security software maker, on Tuesday said it is buying anti-spyware company InterMute for $15 million, to bolster the security of its own products.

Microsoft Thursday released a free trial copy of anti-spyware software it purchased last month, marking the company’s entry into the fast-growing market for products that block surreptitious snooping ...

Nearly three out of 10 online consumers--27 percent--use anti-spyware software to erase cookies weekly, according to a new report based on a survey of 800 online consumers by Horizon Interactive and ...

Spyware rarely announces itself with pop-ups or flashing warnings. It slips into everyday routines, quietly tracking what you type, where you click, and which accounts you open, often for months ...

Still, though, I had no access to anti-spyware Web sites, and Google search results had a weird habit of repositioning themselves after a few seconds and displaying - surprise - ads at the top of the ...

First, here's a quick excursion into malware terminology. Important differences exist. To fight effectively, you've first got to know what you're fighting. A virus is characterized by its ability--or, ...

WASHINGTON -- Microsoft Corp., whose popular Windows software is a frequent target for Internet viruses, is offering a free security program to remove the most dangerous infections from computers. The ...

Microsoft gave an official name to its software for protecting computer users against spyware. The software, which has been known as Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1, will be called Windows Defender when ...