Google has struggled for years to keep malicious applications from sneaking into the Play Store, but a new round of takedowns is highlighting the challenge of getting the problem under control. At the ...

Adware is software that serves advertisements to you, either within your web browser or in other programs. Not all adware is malware or malicious. It can be bundled with legitimate software and can ...

When you think of malware, it's understandable if your mind first goes to elite hackers launching sophisticated dragnets. But unless you're being targeted by a nation-state or advanced crime syndicate ...

Adware is a category of software applications that displays advertisements on computers or changes search results in browsers to earn money for their creators from user clicks. This category of ...

Changes in Google Chrome extension ownership can expose thousands of users to aggressive advertising and possibly other threats, two extension developers have recently discovered. At least two Chrome ...

Surely some of the advertisers whose products appear as adware-delivered popups must be aware of what’s going on. The question is, how many? A new report (PDF) from the Center for Democracy & ...

If you’ve ever downloaded software, chances are you’ve experienced an all-too-common surprise: ads or other unwanted programs that tagged along for the ride, only to pop up on your PC uninvited. Turns ...

The Мини тесты TrueTest Google Chrome extension is an adware program that displays advertisements on web sites that you visit. These advertisements will be in Russian and will be for dating sites, ...

Toyota Motor executives are adamant about respecting their customers' privacy, and they say they won't alienate buyers with Web monitoring and other controversial online marketing tactics. So they ...

The decision by adware leader Claria to postpone its initial public offering comes as the fast-growing business of advertising-supported software is increasingly coming under pressure. For years, ...

Years ago, Apple fans believed Macs were safe from malware. Now, everyone from regular users to power users to Apple itself knows that’s simply not true. Cybercrime is on the rise, so the idea of ...