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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Illustrations by Andrew Bannecker Free antivirus programs vary just as much as paid security programs do in the quality of their protection. And frugal computer users on the hunt for no-cost antivirus ...

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With news this week of the “FruitFly 2” malware – which can remotely take control of a Mac’s webcam, mouse, or keyboards – and recurring ransomware attacks on PCs, free antivirus software can be a ...

A: If all you're doing is basic computing like emailing, document creation, surfing the web and such, then the level of protection you receive from a free antivirus program should be enough to keep ...

From banking to shopping, most of us engage in key everyday tasks online. The data flying through the ether is more valuable than ever. Whether you use a Mac or a PC, an antivirus program can help you ...

Software that searches for viruses. Also known as a "virus scanner." As new viruses are discovered by the antivirus vendor, their binary patterns and behaviors are added to a database that is ...