Firewalls scan data sent to your computer for malware and attempt to block files or other data they deem suspicious. Like ...

When browsing online unprotected, your computer leaves a trail of breadcrumbs that point toward your activity. While a lot of the time, this isn’t a problem, it can at times leave you open to a lot of ...

The knowledge base article on Apple's support site which encouraged the widespread use of antivirus software on Mac systems has been removed, but the idea that Mac users might still benefit from ...

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When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Antivirus software is an essential piece of protection on any Windows PC. On an internet where malware is only becoming more and more profitable for organized crime, you don’t want to be without a ...

As our lives become more and more digital, keeping our information and devices secure has become more important than ever. And that starts with good security software. An antivirus program is a piece ...

It appears that the Flashback malware may have corralled some 600,000 Macs into a worldwide password-sniffing botnet. Has this latest attack against the Mac OS platform made you consider installing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGLES (KTLA) — It is one of the most ...