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 ...

Antivirus has become these days a catch-all term. It doesn’t just mean blocking literal computer viruses, trojans, and other bits of malicious code meant to attack your PC. When you opt to go beyond ...

A computer virus is a type of malware that can replicate itself on your computer and spread to other devices. You might be infected with a virus if your computer suddenly starts running more slowly, ...

Computer virus, according to Lexico, is "a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental ...

What’s your malware tally? I’ve had plenty stopped by my antivirus and antimalware software but the number I’ve had actually infect my PC is, I’m proud to say, a big fat donut (zero). What’s more, ...

Disagreements about what and how to name new worms and viruses have produced a confusing system in which antivirus companies often compete to be the first to name a new virus and in which the same ...

Antivirus software protects your computer by scanning every file you download for viruses and other malware. Most of the time, you’ll want to leave your antivirus program running as-is. If it’s ...

The computer virus, code-named W32/Sobig.F-mm, appeared Monday and is spreading around the globe. Similar to a virus that affected computers in June, it grabs e-mail addresses from several locations ...

Is your antivirus preventing you from completing important tasks? We’ll walk you through how to temporarily disable your antivirus and why you may need to. Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress ...