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The largest target of spyware is without a doubt Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

Information on how to protect yourself from Identity Theft and PC Hackers, both online and off.

The first known use of the expression "spyware" occurred on October 17th, 1994 in a post that joked about Microsoft's business model.

Every third internet user is infected with spyware. Are you one of them?

If you accidentally downloaded an adware, it is often very hard to remove these kinds of programs. Even the most updated anti-virus software cannot detect it.

Just like illnesses in our body, computers need diagnosis and treatment as well.

Various studies show that one in three PCs is infected with the malicious types of spyware. We'll be looking at the different types of this surveillance spyware, how we get infected, what can happen and the next step for protection.

These days parents experience problems that they could never think of, let's say, twenty years ago. Their children actively use the Internet: for homework purposes, when they are having leisure time and socialize with their mates through various messaging applications.

The Internet is an unlimited sea of information. The user can find information about virtually everything. In the cyber world, while users browse various resources for information, there are other unscrupulous blokes who secretly access the personal information of others without their knowledge.

While computer operating systems today are much more secure than just two years ago, there is still some user management necessary. These operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows XP are becoming more and more "user friendly" from a security standpoint. Many potential security problems are locked down by default and the user generally does not need to be concerned with implementing them.