When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Hopefully, by now, you have powerful antivirus software installed to protect your PC. Despite “virus” in the name, your antivirus should defend against every kind of malware attack, be it a bot, a ...

Firewalls scan data sent to your computer for malware and attempt to block files or other data they deem suspicious. Like ...