Microsoft Defender isn't bad, but it's still insufficient 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 new, ...

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You get what you pay for. That’s what they always say, right? And while that can be true for many things, antivirus software is a little different. There are reputable free antivirus solutions out ...

Microsoft’s free built-in security software for Windows PCs, Defender Antivirus, provides excellent anti-malware protection for Windows PCs. However, it lacks some extras found in third-party products ...

Computer viruses designed to harm or gain access to your computer are more common than ever. Each type has an end goal in mind: to make money, whether through selling your personal data or demanding ...

Microsoft will limit the number of downloads for the beta of Windows Security Essentials, its new free antivirus software, when it posts the program later today. Downloads will be capped at 75,000, a ...

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 ...

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Over 300,000 new types of ransomware and other malicious software are discovered daily, according to the IT security research institute AV-TEST. Computer viruses can slow your devices, create a slew ...

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