Microsoft Defender isn't bad, but it's not enough to fully protect your PC. You don't have to pay extra, though—just use one of the top free antivirus apps we've tested.

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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 ...

Virus removal tools can be standalone one-time scanners or built into full antivirus software. They scan your system for malicious files and remove them. Standalone tools are great as a second opinion ...

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Few things drive us more crazy than a one-month-old PC that shipped with pre-installed trial virus protection software. Once that first 30 days is up, all those trial versions start bugging you with ...

Proactive vigilance is the obvious answer to the never-ending virus problem, but achieving a balance under which computers are protected from hackers and malicious code threats in e-mail, ...

Since CSUN began providing free access to an anti-virus computer program for students, faculty and staff in January, more than 6,500 people have downloaded the program, said Steven Fitzgerald, chief ...