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b The two free antivirus programs I've recommended most in the past are Avast Free Edition and AVG Free Edition. Both are solid means of real-time protection (meaning they run continuously on your ...

The time has come once again for AV-TEST to reveal which Windows antivirus programs will keep your computer safe, and which will just take up valuable hard drive space and processing power. Rather ...

Last week I received a question from a reader that surprised me. In effect, he asked why antivirus programs couldn't take advantage of their trusted status to steal personal data and generally spy on ...

Arcticsid installed one antivirus program on a new PC that already had another. Then he asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum if that was a good idea. Running two antivirus programs ...

While shopping at one of my local Apple stores the other day, I overheard an earnest conversation about safeguarding Mac computers against things like viruses and trojans. The customer and companion ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Last week I received a question from a reader that ...

Researchers with RACK911 Labs discovered the bugs, according to ZDNet. The bugs are known as “symlink race” vulnerabilities. Such a problem results when an ordinary computer file has been linked with ...

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