Zephin Livingston is a former staff reviewer at Forbes Advisor, specializing in testing and reviewing privacy and security software, like VPNs, antivirus software, password managers and more.

McAfee Total Protection’s strengths lie in its defenses against malware, network, and other online threats, as well as its easy-to-use VPN. However, its unreliable password manager undermines ...

With so many antivirus software programs on the market, it’s hard to know which is right for you. With new scams and increased amount hacks popping up all the time, it’s important to protect your ...

Long scan durations Features such as real-time scanning affect your device's performance McAfee collects a substantial amount of data about you McAfee is one of the oldest antivirus brands out there, ...

We list the best antivirus rescue disks, to make it simple and easy to recover your PC, files, and folders, after a malware attack. So if you do get a serious malware infection on your hard drive ...

Microsoft Defender is an antivirus solution for those looking for basic free protection for Windows. Is Microsoft Defender enough? Potentially, but it doesn’t provide multi-layered defenses on its own ...

Our testing shows these are the best Android antivirus apps to keep your devices safe. When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years.

Among the top-tier antivirus software plans, McAfee’s version is an especially loaded offering—and less common in how it bundles together an extraordinary number of online protections.

We've tested the top contenders to identify those that offer the best antivirus protection for Macs. When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three ...

Pat McAfee wasted no time toeing the line of FCC fines on Saturday’s broadcast of ESPN’s College GameDay at LSU. The co-host of ESPN’s flagship college football show typically starts off ...

At PCMag, we suggest the potent combination of strong Antivirus Software, a VPN and an encrypted password locker as a good Internet Security baseline. The good news is, these days most Antivirus ...

"This setup allows the attacker to maintain a stealthy presence on the victim's machine, staging further malicious activity within a concealed environment, making detection challenging for traditional ...