By tapping the unusual .scr file type, attackers leverage "executables that don't always receive executable-level controls," ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Expert Consumers has recognized Webroot as the leading tool for real-time malware defense in its 2025 malware scanner evaluation. The recognition comes as ...

The Chinese 'Winnti' hacking group was found using a previously undocumented malware called UNAPIMON to let malicous processes run without being detected. Winnti, also known as APT41, is one of the ...

It’s no secret that the sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks have been growing steadily for the last few years, in part due to AI opening the doors to even low-skilled threat actors to launch ...

All modern Windows PCs come with Microsoft Defender built in. For the unaware, this tool is Windows’ native antivirus. Over time, it has matured into a reliable security tool capable of blocking a ...

Threat actors are leveraging a tool designated for red team exercises, MacroPack, to deploy malware, according to Cisco Talos. The researchers discovered several related Microsoft documents uploaded ...