Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Facebook has partnered with antivirus firm ESET to offer users the ability to scan their computers for malware directly from inside the social networking site. Facebook has integrated ESET’s ...

Contrary to popular belief, Macs are not immune to trojans and viruses. In the last couple of years, there’s been a significant uptick in the number, variety and sophistication of malware targeting ...

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 ...

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, ...

Generally, you don’t need an antivirus app on your Android phone if you play it safe, only download apps from the Play Store, and keep your security settings enabled. However, some like to take a walk ...

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 ...

XProtect is Apple's Mac virus detection system which keeps your Mac safe. Here's how the protective macOS feature works. Viruses and other malware are a constant threat to computers, which web surfers ...

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 ...

The virus scan failed error message is displayed when Google Chrome cannot scan your downloaded files. This can happen if you have a third-party antivirus program ...

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 ...