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What Are The Top Computer Viruses?
The history of computer viruses started in 1983 when the first of them was written. An American student did this and after this, many other similar programs begin to appear one after another. Most of the computer bugs are quite small, but some of them have caused great damage to both ordinary people and large…
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Microsoft to Bring Antivirus Software to Android and iOS Devices
Microsoft has made the decision to release its antivirus software to devices that utilize the Android and iOS operating systems. The Defender software is set to become accessible through such devices later on in 2020. As of the moment, the apps for both operating systems are in development, and Microsoft isn’t giving anything away about…
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Tips on How to Prevent Computer Viruses
People today use the internet for a variety of reasons. It’s a way for people to connect with the world through their computers and portable devices. However, when you’re online, you’re also exposing your computer to malicious viruses that are more than just annoying. Many of these viruses are used by hackers to steal your…
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How to Choose the Best Antivirus for your PC
Most Windows computers come with Windows Defender: the Microsoft provided top of the class security solution. Apple also includes antimalware programs on their computers but rarely are the solutions ever enough to keep you secured. The best way to protect your computer from malware is to install a good antimalware program. Not the free software…
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Factors to Consider When Choosing Mobile Anti-Virus Apps
With the growth of mobile banking apps, ‘one-click’ Amazon-style buying, and integrated emails,a lot of your personal information is now being stored on the mobile phone. Similar to your computer, your smartphone is also exposed to a broad range of viruses and malicious campaigns. Mobile malware is essentially malicious software that has been designed specifically…
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10 Antivirus Software Buying Tips
If your hardware is running on Windows and Android and you don’t have any antivirus software, you are simply looking for trouble and believe me, trouble will come knocking. So, there’s no question that you need antivirus software. But, then comes the hard part. With all the myriad of options available online, how do you…
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5 Best Antivirus Software Programs For 2016 (Free And Paid Versions)
A couple of years back (to be precise, 2013), I wrote an article here on the 5 best antiviruses of that year. That list is probably outdated right now. Yes, it is, which is why I’m prompted to make a new list. We all would admit to the fact that a device(laptops, computers & smartphones) without an…
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Virus Alert: Android Malware, Mazar, Is Spreading Through SMS
One of the biggest problems of Android OS is malware attack. We recently wrote about an Android malware, Android.Xiny.19.origin, being distributed through certain games available for download in Google Play Store but there’s a new one out there. This is even worse as it’s being spread through simple SMS. Hiemdal Security, a Danish company, said…
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Android Viruses: How Your Device can Be Infected & Protected Against Them
Android Viruses isn’t a topic which many people discuss in my locality but there has really been complaints which some people I had met were not even able to describe. Picking up their devices I discovered they had been attacked by one form of virus or the other, that’s why I had to bring us…
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How To Keep Your Computer Safe Without An Expensive Antivirus Program
The internet is filled with a lot of malicious content and dangerous viruses that can harm your computer easily. The best option is to have a very robust antivirus installed on your computer, however to keep the computer safe you would need to blow some big bucks to get the best antivirus installed. Now we…
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7 Best Websites to Scan Your Files Online For Viruses
Everyday on the Internet, we are getting latest information on advanced technology, gadgets, new software programs for different purposes and much more but with all these, we are also getting some news about viruses, malwares, trojans and lots of other malicious programs that spoil our computers, leading to instability of system. There are many ways that viruses,…
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5 Best Antivirus Software For Windows 8 In Year 2013
Windows 8 is quite one of the best windows operating system till date and it has been the most impressive operating system for most computer users. A computer without an antivirus software is quite incomplete because it can easily get infected with virus at any point in time and you are likely to lose those…