Last week's security patch is the latest buggy update that impaired some PCs. Take these steps before and after an update to ...

1. Use anti-virus software and keep it up to date. Make sure you have anti-virus software on your computer. With new viruses emerging daily, anti-virus programs need regular updates, like annual flu ...

Your Windows PC needs this patch to ward off nasty bootkit malware - update now ...

Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, and it is used by billions of people. However, its widespread usage also makes it a prime target for bad actors who exploit various methods, ...

Following the one for Lumma last month, Microsoft has also published a new Defender update for Windows 11/10/Server installation images this month. This update package is necessary as a Windows ...

Unlike traditional attacks that rely on exploits, this succeeds through social engineering combined with abuse of Windows' own security architecture.

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 ...

Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users reported incidents in which the updater retrieved malicious executables instead of ...

Malwarebytes vs. McAfee: Which Antivirus Offers Better Protection in 2025? McAfee has been around forever. Malwarebytes started life as a favorite cleanup tool when other antiviruses failed. How do ...

Everyday Mac users are now a common target for hackers and one of the key ways they attempt to infiltrate the systems is ...

New WhatsApp Web attack spreads self-propagating ZIP files containing Astaroth banking malware through trusted conversations.