Black Lives Matter scam steals passwords and personal data — what to do By Nicholas Fearn Phony emails claiming to involve victims in Black Lives Matter are infecting PCs with information-stealing malware.
Billions of smart home devices open to attack: What to do By Nicholas Fearn A serious security flaw in smart-home devices could let hackers bypass security systems, steal data and launch cyberattacks.
Coronavirus crisis spurs crooks to email malware-infested resumes By Nicholas Fearn Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the global pandemic by attaching malware to resumes and medical-leave requests.
Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac review By Henry T. Casey Editor's Choice Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac is a strong package of security tools worth paying for. It's our Editor's Choice.
Bitdefender Mobile Security review By Sean Riley Editor's Choice Bitdefender Mobile Security is the best overall choice for paid antivirus apps.
Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition review By Brian Nadel Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition runs on autopilot and offers no extras or customization options, but it's ideal for anyone who doesn't want to fuss with antivirus software.
Malware surges as cyber crooks take advantage of global pandemic, report finds By Nicholas Fearn Malwarebytes says cyber criminals are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic, leading to a huge increase in malware attacks.
AVG AntiVirus Free review By Brian Nadel AVG AntiVirus Free is beaten in features by its more glamorous sibling Avast Free Antivirus and beaten in malware protection by everything else.
Windows Defender review By Brian Nadel Windows Defender isn't the absolute best antivirus software, but it's easily good enough to be your main malware defense.
Kaspersky Security Cloud Free review By Brian Nadel Editor's Choice Kaspersky Security Cloud Free combines excellent malware protection, plenty of extra features and a very light system-performance impact.
Android spyware gives attackers total control of your phone: What to do By Paul Wagenseil Russian crooks are targeting people throughout the Western world with sophisticated Android spyware that can take total control of your phone.
Macs under attack by North Korean spies — how to protect yourself By Paul Wagenseil North Korea's most feared hacking crew is targeting Macs with stealthy spyware, Malwarebytes reported.
28 antivirus products share nasty flaw that can brick your PC: What you need to know By Paul Wagenseil Many antivirus programs can be tricked into deleting their own files or critical system files, researchers showed.
Malwarebytes launches Privacy, its own WireGuard-based VPN service By Paul Wagenseil Malwarebytes launched its Privacy VPN service, becoming the latest in a string of antivirus makers to offer VPNs, but the first to offer the new WireGuard protocol.
Norton Mobile Security for Android review By Sean Riley Norton Mobile Security, has the best malware detection of all the apps we tested.
Nasty Windows 10 flaw breaks Windows Defender: Protect yourself now By Henry T. Casey A Microsoft malware-definition update has borked the built-in Windows Defender antivirus software, but we've got a solution.
Avast Mobile Security review By Sean Riley Avast Mobile Security offers a lot of features, but performs inconsistently, and its free version is full of ads.
Zoom attracting malware attacks: How to protect yourself By Kate Kozuch Zoom's rising popularity makes the video-conferencing software a ripe target for cybercriminals, who seem to be gearing up to take advantage of Zoom users.
Windows 10 bug reportedly cripples built-in antivirus: What to do By Kate Kozuch Windows Defender, the antivirus component of Windows 10, is skipping files during security scans for no apparent reason.
Malwarebytes Free review By Brian Nadel Malwarebytes Free doesn't replace antivirus software, but it works alongside it to keep your system clean.
Beware: This fake VPN installer is stealing users' passwords By Paul Wagenseil Russian crooks have put up a fake ProtonVPN website to get you to download and install malware.
Should you still pay for antivirus software? By Emily Long Now that Windows Defender is so reliable, what's the point of paying for antivirus software? There are still a few good reasons.
Coronavirus 'cure' emails are spreading malware, stealing passwords By Paul Wagenseil Scam emails promising coronavirus cures or safety tips are trying to steal your passwords or infect your computer.
What is stalkerware, and how can it hurt you? By Seth Rosenblatt Antivirus makers are finally starting to see the threat of stalkerware apps, but more needs to be done to protect victims from digital domestic abuse.
Macs face nearly twice as many online threats as Windows PCs (report) By Paul Wagenseil Mac users are likely to see far more adware and other threats than their Windows counterparts, Malwarebytes says.
Dangerous new malware spreads over Wi-Fi: Protect yourself now By Paul Wagenseil A new variant of the Emotet Trojan is a Wi-Fi worm that can hop over the air from one wireless network to another.
These 9 Android apps can take over your phone: What to do By Jesus Diaz Trend Micro found 9 new Google Play Store apps that can take over your Google and Facebook accounts.
No Joker: Malware found in pirated Oscar-nominated movies By Paul Wagenseil Dozens of phishing sites and hundreds of malware-laden files offer to show you Oscar-nominated movie for free, Kaspersky reports.
Crooks are using the coronavirus outbreak to spread malware By Paul Wagenseil Kaspersky and IBM researchers have seen at least two malware-distribution campaigns that use fear of the Wuhan coronavirus to get people to open booby-trapped files.
It's official: Avast will no longer share your data with advertisers By Paul Wagenseil Avast announced that it and its subsidiary AVG would no longer share user browsing data with advertisers, following reports that detailed the practice.
