Do you still need third-party antivirus on your Windows PC?

Microsoft Defender offers great protection from malware -- but there are other online threats you might want to consider, too.

Update: Added statement from Microsoft to the end of this article. A security researcher has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "RoguePlanet" just hours after Microsoft fixed two ...

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Here’s what happened — and how to protect yourself from similar scams.

Bitdefender has launched RealCheck, a deepfake detector built for the moment when fake video scams show up as ordinary clips. The standalone app is available now for Android and iOS, and it can ...

Fear of missing out can get you into trouble. Scammers are using fake party invitations that appear to come from friends, family members, coworkers, and neighbors. At first glance, everything about ...

PELHAM — A California man has been sentenced to between 2 and 4 years in state prison for a tech support-related scam. The victim was tricked into believing her bank account had been compromised and ...

The update screen is a normal occurrence on Windows machines, so of course hackers are now manipulating it to sneak malware onto devices. The scheme, a recent iteration of a ClickFix attack, is ...

Ricardo Ade wants to vacation in Thailand someday. Why not? It’s the type of place top soccer players visit all the time in the offseason, posting Instagram photos lounging on beaches or putting on ...

From AI-powered scam detection to data removal and remote access blocking, here are the best tools to help protect your identity, money, and more. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, ...

Even if you're perfectly content with Windows 10, you'll soon need to switch to Windows 11 for security reasons. We compare the two operating systems so you know what to expect upon upgrading. I've ...