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Remember when you could surf the web without being barraged by one pop-up ad after another? Between ”Congratulations! You’ve won $1 million” and “Alert! Virus detected,” constant, unwanted pop-up ...

Experts say you can’t stop hackers, but you can arm yourself well against any cyber criminal looking to use your information for profit. (Photo: Getty) Remember when you could surf the web without ...

Computer security has evolved its own terminology and shorthand terms, many of which can be puzzling. Here are some brief definitions. Software downloaded to your computer without your permission, ...

Last week, I described a new type of adware that has been infecting PCs of late. I received several messages about them since, so it seemed like a good opportunity to provide more information on how ...

The word 'virus' gets tossed around a lot. Here's what actually counts, what to watch for, and how to stay two clicks ahead A computer virus is a type of program that, much like a regular virus, ...

This is a guest post by Malwarebytes security researcher Pieter Arntz who takes a look back at the early 2000s when he was not employed in the cybersecurity industry but was part of a group of expert ...

BipApp by is a Google Chrome extension that has a description of "Search From your address bar with BipApp Search" that hijacks your browser search to another search engine. When installed, this ...

Even though many Mac users long believed their computers were at less of a risk of viruses than others, that doesn’t mean they can’t get them at all. In fact, people who have owned both Windows and ...

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