Before you download, open, or share files from the internet, you need to be sure they’re safe. And how do you do that? I simply use a file scanner to check for known threats like malware, viruses, and ...

Third-party programs are widely used on Windows and other operating systems. But how can you tell if a program is safe to install or not? How can you be so sure that the program file you are going to ...

Smartphones are far from immune to getting attacked by malware. A variety of viruses can cause all kinds of problems, and while some of these viruses are very obvious, others play a more subtle game ...

Malware — and other forms of digital virus — is often an irritation at best, and can be devastating at worst. Whether it's through security exploits, data breaches, or plain old social engineering, ...

At times Windows 11/10 PCs get infected so that the usual scanning technique cannot remove them. These viruses find a way to survive when they are tried to be removed using the standard way. This is ...

Macs are more protected from malicious software like viruses, Trojans, adware, etc. than Windows and Linux. However, they aren’t immune, and more and more malware is being designed specifically for ...

Windows’ built-in security tools haven’t always been the best around. But Windows 11 is not only better in this regard. It’s also easier. Not only in terms of accuracy in its malware scan tool but ...

Mobile malware is on the rise: Know how to protect yourself from a virus or stolen data Your email has been sent The phenomenon is not new: cybercriminals use and develop more and more mobile malware.

Sideloading apps involves downloading APK files from sources outside the Google Play Store, which means these files are not vetted by Google's security checks. This increases the risk of downloading ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...