The March 2025 Malware Protection Test evaluated the ability of 19 leading security products to detect and prevent infections from a wide range of malware threats. Unlike other tests focusing solely ...

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 ...

All modern Windows PCs come with Microsoft Defender built in. For the unaware, this tool is Windows’ native antivirus. Over time, it has matured into a reliable security tool capable of blocking a ...

Toggle the Real-time protection switch off. You may receive a User Account Control (UAC) prompt asking if you want to allow the change to occur. Select Yes. When you're ready to turn system protection ...

Windows users need to be vigilant, as a new ClickFix malware campaign is deploying fake blue screen of death (BSOD) errors ...

ESET’s pricing is on the low side for antivirus software. G Data Antivirus and Trend Micro Antivirus cost about the same for ...