I tested five antivirus programs on one PC in 2026. Norton 360 is the fastest, Bitdefender the lightest, and Avast the best free tier.

You don’t have to spend a lot of money for online security tools. In fact, you don’t have to spend a single cent to stay secure. There are a lot of great security ...

The just-released beta of Microsoft Security Essentials is a solid, free tool that protects against malware while taking up few system resources and staying out of your way as much as possible. This ...

Best ransomware protection in 2026: 5 tools tested for default settings, file recovery and false alerts. Norton 360 takes ...

Over 300,000 new types of ransomware and other malicious software are discovered daily, according to the IT security research institute AV-TEST. Computer viruses can slow your devices, create a slew ...