In the years since that fateful meeting, I’ve become PCMag’s expert on security, privacy, and identity protection, putting antivirus tools, security suites, and all kinds of security software through ...

Spyware is a type of malware that monitors you, steals sensitive information from your PC, and sends it to third parties without your knowledge.

Learn how to use Norton Power Eraser to remove malware from your computer. Follow our step-by-step guide to scan and clean ...

Malware includes viruses, worms, adware, spyware, and ransomware — they all work differently but tend to cause similar ...

Third-party programs are widely used on Windows and other operating systems. But how can you tell if a program is safe to install or not? How can you be so sure that the program file you are going to ...

Like other antivirus programs, Microsoft Defender will upload suspicious files to Microsoft to determine if they are malicious. However, some consider this a privacy risk and would rather have their ...

We researched and tested top antivirus software like Bitdefender and McAfee to help you select the best cybersecurity suite for your digital safety needs.

Harvard Ph.D. candidate Ben Edelman publishes a revealing comparison of popular peer to peer file-sharing software and the bundled programs that install along with them (with or without your ...

Worried by recent revelations of widespread political spying? Concerned that NSO’s Pegasus spyware – which affects even up-to-date iPhones, as we explained earlier this week – might have infected your ...