Part of the process of learning how to get rid of a virus on your computer is understanding the three options an antivirus program provides when it finds a virus: clean, quarantine, or delete.

Just last month, security researchers at SonicWall Capture Labs discovered malicious apps masquerading as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter). These fake apps can inadvertently be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A malware originating from China has now been contained after the FBI gained a court order to have the harmful code deleted from ...

Over the years, iOS devices have been resistant to malicious software, but are they entirely safe? It turns out that even though Apple regularly checks apps submitted by developers and provides ...

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Let me show you how to check your iPhone for viruses, malware, or spam. Once you do a scan and search, you can easily remove viruses or malware from your iPhone. I should mention that this is very ...

Smartphones can be easy targets for cyber criminals looking to steal personal information. Android owners, in particular, should watch out as these devices have an even higher risk of attack than iOS ...