Everybody needs antivirus protection. Everybody! And I don't mean the antivirus built into Windows—it just doesn't measure up. Fortunately, you can get that protection without spending a penny. AVG ...

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 ...

AVG AntiVirus Free offers precisely the same powerful, no-cost antivirus protection engine as Avast One Essential, with many useful bonus features. Everybody needs antivirus protection. You, me— ...

Though AVG 8.5 Free has a good, straightforward interface and useful blocking of Web-based attacks, its malware blocking is below average. AVG Technology’s https ...

b The two free antivirus programs I've recommended most in the past are Avast Free Edition and AVG Free Edition. Both are solid means of real-time protection (meaning they run continuously on your ...

Q: You’ve recommended Avast Free Edition and AVG Free Edition several times in your column in the past, stating they are good free antivirus programs to install. So ...

Kaspersky is hands down the better program, but many are hesitant to use it because of its shady past. Here are the reasons Kaspersky Cloud Security gets my seal of approval, why it's O.K. to trust ...

Windows Defender protects hapless users who fail to install antivirus protection. The XProtect feature in macOS just isn’t in the same league. You really need to ...

AVG AntiVirus Free offers the same powerful antivirus protection engine used by Avast and Norton, plus many useful bonus features, all at no cost. Everybody needs antivirus protection. You, me— ...