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 ...

Microsoft has come under fire for naming the developer of a program that can install adware on user’s PCs as one of its Most Valued Professionals. MVPs are people with deep knowledge of Microsoft ...

The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away. One week after it named the creator of a Windows Messenger add-on to its list of Most Valued Professionals (MVPs), Microsoft has revoked the award after critics ...

Some Windows laptops made by Lenovo come pre-loaded with an adware program that exposes users to security risks. The software, Superfish Visual Discovery, is designed to insert product ads into search ...

Why users are upset about pre-loaded software and what it does. — -- Lenovo has removed a preloaded adware program called Superfish from its devices after users reported antivirus protection ...

Adware company Direct Revenue, like rival adware companies, often has found itself on the defensive--faced with consumer complaints about ad-serving software that ended up on their computers without ...