November's Patch Tuesday updates fix 63 flaws in total but two of them are critical vulnerabilities that require your immediate attention.

As a good PC user, I run security software in Windows to protect my computer from malware that may pop up as I go about my day. But what about malware that tries to launch before Windows even loads?

Avast One (Gold) expands upon the company’s free security suite, with upgraded defenses against online threats and additional features. You don’t get just excellent antivirus protection, but tools to ...

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 ...

On the plus side, CyberDefender Corp. has had 12 consecutive quarters of revenue growth. But on the minus side, the downtown L.A. provider of computer security software and call-in tech support isn’t ...

"This update addresses an issue in the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Update (ESU) enrollment process, where the ...

For many years, Windows users had to rely on a third-party security tool to keep viruses and malware at bay, but now Microsoft's operating system comes with its own package, in the form of Windows ...

Windows Security is not the same across Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft’s built-in security suite protects against online and offline threats in both operating systems, but Windows 11 gets extra ...

SEATTLE --Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it plans to release a beta test of its free computer security program next week and is on track to launch a finished product in the fall. The program, Microsoft ...

Global cybercriminals make trillions of dollars each year. Much of their success comes from exploiting the mistakes that we make—by clicking on phishing links, forgetting to update critical software, ...

Antivirus company Trend Micro on Monday announced the latest version of its desktop protection software for consumers, PC-cillin Internet Security 2004. The product competes with Symantec's Norton ...