How to remove anti-virus software from Windows 11 and 10 safely, and how to tell a fake anti-virus from a real one. Steps, checks and what to do if you paid.

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 ...

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 ...

As expected, Microsoft has released a new beta of recently acquired GIANT Software's anti-spyware software to the public via its Web site. The company also announced that it expects to release a beta ...

Following a path blazed by anti-virus vendors in recent years, security software companies are offering dedicated anti-spyware appliances to customers desperate for relief from the pernicious ...

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 ...

InterMute, a privately held company based in Braintree, Mass., specializes in building anti-spyware programs that try to prevent malicious programs from snooping for data on computers and recording a ...

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 ...

The Anti-Spyware Coalition has published a final draft of criteria to use in defining whether or not a software application is spyware. The document is designed to help anti-spyware vendors properly ...

Windows Vista, the next version of Windows which will succeed from XP, will introduce important changes to the way the OS runs, as well as including Windows Defender, an anti-spyware tool. John ...

Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software, a small anti-spyware software company it hopes will shore up its security defenses. Microsoft declined to say how much it paid for the 10-person company ...