Starting next year, Microsoft will detect and remove adware that may compromise a PC's security. The ban targets adware that uses man-in-the-middle (MITM) techniques or changes DNS settings to place ...

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 ...

Trojan/Wdfload, otherwise known as SearchMaster, is an adware program that will display advertisements in search results or on web pages that you are visiting. While many anti-virus programs detect ...

Adware Pro is a rogue security program from the family as AntiVirusPro. This family of rogues uses the same interface but releases new software with different names. All of the programs are exactly ...

Your computer is sluggish, but you’re not even doing much. Here are five processes you can end right now for a faster, smoother experience. You can thank me later. Sometimes you need to go further to ...

If you’re seeing irritating ads pop-up in your browser, your homepage has been changed to some strange search engine, or your computer is suddenly slow, you’ve been targeted by adware. Adware is ...

Computers exposed to the Internet face a possible onslaught of viruses and adware. This necessitates protection against such threats. It also necessitates periodic checks for any software that may ...

Call it spyware, or adware, or just plain annoying — but it’s everywhere. Programs designed to deliver pop-up advertising have multiplied like viruses in recent months and consumers should get used to ...

A team of researchers is offering the first public view into practices that deliver unwanted advertising and software bundled with legitimate downloads. Their research suggests that some of the ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Over the last year, a trio of pernicious Android adware ...

A new Trojan horse program that attacks and removes troublesome advertising software, known as adware, is circulating on the Internet, according to antivirus company Symantec Corp. The program, called ...