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REPORT claims criminals could be able to hijack anti virus tools to launch cyber-attack on your computer - here’s what you need to know. Windows PC users have been warned that their anti virus ...

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Explore the top antivirus solutions for Windows in 2025, focusing on comprehensive security, compliance, and resilience for enterprises in the evolving threat landscape.

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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 ...

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Fake anti-virus software that infect PCs with malicious code are a growing threat, according to a study by Google. Its analysis of 240m web pages over 13 months showed that fake anti-virus programs ...

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