Modern antivirus apps are built to stay out of your way, and the old performance excuse no longer holds. Here's what changed and which apps have the lightest touch.

You know your PC needs antivirus protection, but should you stick with the preinstalled app, or pony up for a feature-rich ...

Windows was not the safest operating system in the early days. Back then, malware and viruses were a risk that you were required to avoid and resolve on your own. As attacks grew, a whole antivirus ...

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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Continuing my journey with today’s antivirus programs, I spent the last month and a half using Norton Antivirus as my primary security suite to ...

Earlier this year, Microsoft quietly deleted a post that argued Windows 11's built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus was good enough for most people. But independent evidence says they were right. Last ...

Realizing that your computer is infected with a virus can be a heart-stopping moment, but there's no need to panic. Viruses or other malware can have a devastating effect on your PC, slowing its ...

TL;DR: Protect your Windows PC from malware, phishing, and ransomware without performance slowdown — ESET NOD32 Antivirus is available for $19.99. Most antivirus software falls into one of two ...

Windows Security goes toe-to-toe with the most expensive antivirus you can buy.

There’s an unspoken rule in PC gaming that goes a little something like this: “Bar cutting off your right leg, you should do everything you can to maximize your PC performance for games.” Because of ...

When you think of a computer infected by malware, you might envision flashing pop-ups all over the screen or other obvious signs. And while these can happen today (like with ransomware), most modern ...