Symantec Corp. is seeking a ruling from a California court to support its right to detect and identify as adware certain program files from New York-based Hotbar.com Inc.
Think spyware is merely a nuisance? Think again. With these types of programs spreading and becoming more sophisticated, they can pose a significant security risk.
Various forms of snooping programs such as spyware and adware are on a whopping 80 per cent of systems. Despite that, more than two thirds of home users think they are safe from online threats, study finds.