Spyware: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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Business Definition for: Spyware

  • 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.

Additional Resources

PC Tools(TM) Joins Industry-Wide Fight Against Spyware With Anti-Spyware Coalition
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.
Tags: anti-spyware, spyware
Research articles 2005-06-14
Barracuda Networks Launches First Integrated Anti-Spyware and Web Filtering Gateway Appliance; Barracuda Spyware Firewall to Provide Complete Protection Against Spyware, Malware and Adware
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...
Tags: adware, anti-spyware, Gateway Inc., malware, spyware, Web
Research articles 2005-04-18
Spyware Under Attack With Release of PC Tools' Spyware Doctor 3.5
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.
Tags: spyware
Research articles 2006-01-17
Max Secure Software Launches Industry's Quickest Anti-Spyware Product for Microsoft's Vista Operating System
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...
Tags: anti-spyware, industry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, software, spyware
Research articles 2006-12-05
Zone Labs Announces Worldwide Availability of the First Firewall-Based Dedicated Anti-Spyware Solution; ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware Prevents Spyware from Gaining Control of a PC
SAN FRANCISCO -- Includes the New Industry-Lauded OSFirewallTM, Becoming the First Major Dedicated Anti-Spyware Solution to Be Packaged with a Firewall
Tags: anti-spyware, firewall, PC, spyware
Research articles 2005-10-19
First Free Anti-Spyware for Microsoft's Vista Operating System Available Globally by Max Secure Software
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...
Tags: anti-spyware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system
Research articles 2007-01-23
Citadel Security Software Combats Critical Spyware in the Enterprise; Hercules Delivers Predefined Policy Template to Block and Disinfect Widespread Spyware Applications
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....
Tags: Citadel Security Software, spyware
Research articles 2004-11-22
Security Expert Joins Webroot to Head Spyware Research; Senior Analyst to Lead Effort to Detect Growing Spyware Threats
BOULDER, Colo. -- Cites Management, Technology and Future Growth of Foremost Independent Anti-Spyware Software Provider
Tags: security, spyware, Webroot Software Inc.
Research articles 2004-08-17
Spyware Infection Rates Return to Peak 2004 Levels According to Webroot State of Spyware Report
BOULDER, Colo. -- Cyber Criminals Using Lethal Combination of Advanced Spyware Technologies and Mainstream Distribution Channels to Reach Mass Market and Avoid Detection
Tags: spyware, Webroot Software Inc.
Research articles 2006-08-15
PC Tools(TM) Fights Identity Theft and Spyware With the Release of Spyware Doctor(TM) 3.2
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...
Tags: identity theft, spyware
Research articles 2005-03-29
Sana Security Joins the Anti-Spyware Coalition to Contribute New Methods of Defense in the Battle Against Spyware
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...
Tags: anti-spyware, spyware
Research articles 2006-05-09
PC Tools to Offer Enterprise Grade Anti-Spyware for Free
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.
Tags: anti-spyware
Research articles 2006-07-24
Webroot Hosts Webinar to Present the State of Spyware Findings from First Quarter of 2006; Webroot Executives to Present Alarming Effects of Spyware and Adware on Consumers and Businesses
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,...
Tags: adware, spyware, webinar, Webroot Software Inc.
Research articles 2006-05-09
Zone Labs Cracks Spyware Prevention Barrier — New OSFirewall Thwarts Cybercriminals With Behavior-Based PC Protection
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
Tags: PC, spyware
Research articles 2005-07-18
Tenebril Releases First Anti-Spyware Solution with Enterprise-Class Protection, Manageability and Scalability; SpyCatcher Enterprise Provides Unique Defense against Next-Generation Spyware Including Hyper-Mutating and Custom-Coded Spyware
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...
Tags: anti-spyware, scalability, spyware
Research articles 2005-08-29
Sunbelt Software Joins the Anti-Spyware Coalition
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...
Tags: anti-spyware, software, spyware, Sunbelt Software
Research articles 2007-02-06
PC Tools Celebrates 100 Million Downloads of Spyware Doctor
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.
Research articles 2007-06-11
JupiterResearch Forecasts an Ongoing Threat to Cookies From Anti-Spyware Applications
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...
Tags: anti-spyware, Jupiter Research
Research articles 2005-11-08
Spyware Doctor 3.2 Receives Highest Honor from PC Magazine; PC Tools Anti-Spyware Software Awarded As Editor's Choice
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.
Tags: PC, software
Research articles 2005-06-28
Clearswift Enters the Anti-Spyware Arena; New Research Reveals Desktop Solutions Not Enough
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...
Tags: anti-spyware, desktop
Research articles 2006-04-25
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