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Use These Antivirus And Anti-Malware Apps Instead Of Avast

Security

3 months ago

Use These Antivirus And Anti-Malware Apps Instead Of Avast

David Murphy

6

Red Shell ‘Spyware’ Tracks You From Your Games

Entertainment

2 years ago

Red Shell ‘Spyware’ Tracks You From Your Games

Anthony Caruana

Facebook’s ‘Free’ VPN Is Basically Spyware

Small Business & Startups

2 years ago

Facebook’s ‘Free’ VPN Is Basically Spyware

Anthony Caruana

5

A few years ago, Facebook acquired a VPN app from security software company called Onavo. The app, Onavo Protect, has been sitting there, not doing a whole lot. But now Facebook is on a more concerted push to make Onavo part of your Facebook experience. If you launch the Facebook…

Check Your Samsung Laptop For A Keylogger

Small Business & Startups

9 years ago

Check Your Samsung Laptop For A Keylogger

Adam Pash

1

Productivity

10 years ago

Microsoft Security Essentials Finds Brand-New Malware But Avoids False Positives, Still The Best Free Option

Kevin Purdy

1

Microsoft’s free Security Essentials package rates well at removing malware and running light, but what about dealing with brand-new, unidentified bad stuff? Turns out Security Essentials is still the best at figuring out what’s bad — while also avoiding annoying false positives.

Thwart Antivirus-Crippling Malware By Changing File Extensions

Security

10 years ago

Thwart Antivirus-Crippling Malware By Changing File Extensions

Whitson Gordon

2

AVG Rescue CD Cleans Your Infected Windows PC

Security

10 years ago

AVG Rescue CD Cleans Your Infected Windows PC

The How-To Geek

Security

10 years ago

How To Remove XP AntiSpyware

Gina Trapani

4

It’s been awhile since I’ve had to deal with a malware-laden PC, but my long streak of luck ran out this weekend when a family friend — who describes himself as computer illiterate — called.