A new industry analysis released by Software Experts has identified Webroot as the top-performing platform for fast threat detection and lightweight PC security. The findings address growing concerns ...

Welcome to my guide to the best antivirus software. Antivirus is used to protect digital devices from harmful files that can take over your device, steal your personal data, or encrypt your files ...

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 ...

We've tested more than 100 anti-malware apps to help you find the best malware protection and removal software for all your devices. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each ...

That means antivirus software needs to be smarter than ever, not just scanning the files on your computer but also monitoring your web browsing, emails, passwords and more. Your smartphone and tablets ...

Thanks to the advent of AI, cyber threats are evolving rapidly and some even have the ability to adjust their code on the fly to penetrate a system. While all of this sounds dystopian and scary, the ...

Antivirus is the guard posted at your hardware, whereas identity security is out on the battlefield. Antivirus works inside ...

Anyone who’s used a PC in the past 20 years will be aware of antivirus software. Adverts for it have been popping up everywhere, telling us our computers are at risk and we need to update our ...

We've tested and reviewed both free and paid-for antivirus software. We bombarded each one with tens of thousands of threats to see how well it can cope against viruses, ransomware and phishing ...