CNBC Select reviewed dozens of antivirus software and narrowed our top picks based on nine categories. The ones we selected continuously scan for threats, have strong third-party testing scores ...

In the years since that fateful meeting, I’ve become PCMag’s expert on security, privacy, and identity protection, putting antivirus tools, security suites, and all kinds of security software ...

To ensure that there is no malware or other threats present, antivirus software scans files and programs on your computer. The longer the time frame between each scan, the more files they will ...

However, not all antiviruses are made equal. Therefore, I, alongside a team of experienced cybersecurity experts, have tested the best antivirus in terms of scanning speed, online protection, ...

Antivirus software can slow down your devices. For one thing, it needs the device’s processing power in order to scan for malware, so whenever you’re running a scan, you’ll likely experience slowdowns ...

After facing a ban in the United States, Russian antivirus company Kaspersky has deleted and replaced its software on ...

Here’s how it works. The best Mac antivirus software can help keep all of your Apple computers safe from malware, viruses and other cyberthreats. Although Macs used to be considered the least ...

McAfee has no free antivirus program, but you can try out McAfee+ protection for 30 days for free. Over the last year, McAfee ...

In the early 2000s, cybercriminals tricked people into thinking that their computers were infected by showing fake antivirus (AV) interfaces and detecting non-existent threats. Panicked users ...

Bitdefender Antivirus Free can’t quite match Avast Free for protection, but the margin is tiny, and the app still stops more ...

The software has regular scans as well as a cloud-based scanner called “Panda Cloud Cleaner,” which is accessed via the Rescue Kit. This separate antivirus scanning engine uses cloud-based technology ...

A command-line-based Malware scanner that uses SHA256 hashes.