Times have changed, and third-party antivirus software is no longer a necessity. Here's why I only use Windows Security, plus ...

Microsoft created Windows Security for consumer users with the aim of providing an antivirus solution that takes up fewer ...

The latest version Avast Antivirus Free now supports Windows 11/10, apart from earlier versions of Windows, and gives you access to useful features while retaining the same interface as its ...

Microsoft Defender isn't bad, but it's still not enough to fully protect your PC. You don't have to pay extra, though. We’ve tested and ranked the best free antivirus apps. When the IBM PC was ...

Modern antivirus software often restrict which apps can change files in folders commonly targeted by ransomware. Microsoft Defender, which is built into Windows, can do this too. (Microsoft ...

Built into Windows 10 and 11, Microsoft Defender is so intimately tied to the operating system’s software that its protection is simple, deep and mostly automatic. There’s nothing to do and ...

A top antivirus program is your best defense. We’ve done extensive testing and research to find the best ones. Read on to find out more about the best Microsoft anti-spyware software.

These will be especially useful if you’ve just taken advantage of one of several desktop deals or laptop deals and don’t want to use Windows’ anti-virus. Norton products are a firm fixture ...

New CRON#TRAP malware installs a Linux VM backdoor on Windows, evading antivirus, and allowing hidden control over ...

But Microsoft announced today that end users would only be able to buy a single year of extended security updates for their Windows 10 PCs at the price of $30 per PC. The company confirmed to us that ...

a Mac’s tightly controlled operating system and sandboxed apps are harder to breach than Windows systems, but it’s not entirely immune to threats. And while Mac’s built-in antivirus software ...

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