software surreptitiously installed on a hard disk without the user's knowledge that relays encoded information on his or her identity and Internet use via an Internet connection
Wiktionary Definition for: Spyware
cattag Internet programs that surreptitously monitors and reports the actions of a computer user.
PC Tools, creator of award-winning spyware removal and real-time protection software, has joined the Anti-Spyware Coalition, a newly formed industry group that will work to better define spyware and develop best practices for software development.
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Barracuda Networks, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise-class spam firewall solutions, today launched the Barracuda Spyware Firewall, the first true comprehensive anti-spyware and Web filtering gateway appliance. The Barracuda Spyware Firewall combines preventative, reactive and proactive measures to form a complete anti-spyware solution for businesses of all...
PC Tools today introduced the latest version of its award-winning spyware removal and real-time protection software, Spyware Doctor 3.5, to help consumers worldwide in the ongoing fight against malicious attacks on Windows® computer systems.
Max Secure Software, a leading provider of anti-spyware software for the consumer and enterprise markets, announced today the unveiling of Max Spyware Detector 2.0 for Windows VistaTM, the world's fastest anti-spyware software. Max Spyware Detector will be offered free until March 2007 for new users of Windows Vista who...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Includes the New Industry-Lauded OSFirewallTM, Becoming the First Major Dedicated Anti-Spyware Solution to Be Packaged with a Firewall
Max Secure Software, a leading provider of anti-spyware software for the consumer and enterprise markets, announced today the global unveiling of Max Spyware Detector 2.0 for Windows VistaTM, the world's first free anti-spyware software for Vista. Max Spyware Detector will be offered free until March 2007 for new users...
DALLAS -- Citadel Security Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CDSS), a leader in vulnerability management and policy enforcement through its automated vulnerability remediation AVR solution, HerculesR, today announced the availability of a security policy template which allows administrators to configure their environment to limit exposure to new spyware and to remove existing spyware....
BOULDER, Colo. -- Cyber Criminals Using Lethal Combination of Advanced Spyware Technologies and Mainstream Distribution Channels to Reach Mass Market and Avoid Detection
PC Tools, creator of the award-winning spyware removal and real-time protection software that detects and removes thousands of potential spyware threats, today announced the release of Spyware Doctor 3.2 with groundbreaking Keylogger Guard technology that protects users from identity thieves. This announcement supports the company's ongoing commitment to providing...
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Sana Security, Inc., a leader in enterprise threat protection software, today announced that it has been selected as a new member of the Washington, D.C.-based Anti-Spyware Coalition ASC. The ASC is composed of prominent companies that design or distribute anti-spyware technologies and public interest groups. Members...
SAN FRANCISCO -- PC Tools, the leading provider of anti-spyware security software, today announced that it is going to offer a free Enterprise Edition of its multi award-winning anti-spyware solution Spyware Doctor.
BOULDER, Colo. -- Webroot Software, Inc., the leading provider of anti-spyware software for the enterprise, SMBs and consumers, will host a webinar to present the latest spyware data now available in Webroot's most recent quarterly State of Spyware report, which was released today. The webinar will be held on Thursday,...
SAN FRANCISCO -- ZoneAlarm 6.0 to Debut a Radical New OSFirewall and Anti-Spyware Solution to Block the Most Dangerous Internet Threats Including Spyware, Rootkits, Viruses, and More From Invading PCs
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- TenebrilTM Inc., a security technology leader, today announced general availability of SpyCatcherTM Enterprise, the first and only spyware solution that protects enterprise computers from the most insidious category of evasive threats -- hyper-mutating and custom-coded spyware. SpyCatcher Enterprise delivers the fastest, safest and most complete removal...
RSA Conference -- Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software , today announced its membership in the Anti-Spyware Coalition ASC. Sunbelt joins an alliance of technology companies and public interest groups whose mission is to create a consensus regarding spyware definitions, along with best practices in software...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Leading Internet security software vendor PC Tools has just achieved a product milestone on the third anniversary of the Spyware Doctor launch -- generating 100 million website downloads of its multi-award winning anti-spyware tool, Spyware Doctor, since the product was launched in June 2004.
NEW YORK -- JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq:JUPM), forecasts an ongoing threat to cookies from anti-spyware applications. In the new report entitled: "Anti-Spyware and Tracking Cookies: A Systematic Look at Risks to Third-Party Tracking Cookies from Popular Anti-Spyware," JupiterResearch details the impact of anti-spyware software on cookies that...
SAN FRANCISCO -- PC ToolsTM today announced that its Spyware DoctorTM 3.2 spyware removal and real-time protection software has been granted the prestigious Editor's Award from PC Magazine.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Clearswift, continuing its drive to simplify content security, announced its strategic move into the anti-spyware market today. Clearswift intends to launch software, appliance and managed service versions of its MIMEsweeper technology, enhanced with anti-spyware capabilities, over the next six months. It also revealed key findings from...