Those are a few of the opinions that people voice about 180solutions, a Bellevue online advertising company that announced $40 million in financing this week. But is 180solutions really an online ogre ...

You’re probably as sick as we are of all the annoyances of the Internet – adware and spyware, pop-ups, spam and viruses. What does it all mean? What can you do about it? This week, we begin the first ...

Several major Internet companies have lined up behind a plan to certify downloadable software as being free of unwanted spyware or other programs that aren’t disclosed to consumers seeking out ...

Researchers have come across a nasty adware variant that takes a screenshot of a user’s computer desktop without their permission. Lawrence Abrams, a computer security expert at Bleeping Computer, ...

There's a potential threat lurking in your internet café, say computer science researchers. It's called Typhoid adware and works in similar fashion to Typhoid Mary, the first identified healthy ...

A yet-unseen malware variant dubbed “Typhoid adware” could allow cyberattackers to prey on portable computer users tethered to unsecured WiFi connections at Internet cafes and other public places.

Redirecting adware, also known as Internet redirect viruses and browser hijackers, are malicious programs that take control of your browser. These programs change your home page and redirect Internet ...

As technology advances and more people come to rely on the Internet for information, leisure and business, it seems as if keeping your computer free of advertising is a daunting task. Not technically ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Internet advertising firm called Zango Inc. has agreed to pay $3 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations that its pop-up ad software was secretly installed on ...

About nine months ago, newly hired WhenU CEO Bill Day decided he was going to clean up his company's reputation. WhenU, a 5-year-old, so-called adware company that makes its money by selling targeted ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Internet advertising firm called Zango Inc. has agreed to pay $3 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations that its pop-up ad software was secretly installed on ...