Everyone dreads it, but it's happened to us all: Just when you need your computer to work quickly, it slows to a grinding pace - or even crashes altogether. Sudden malfunctions are one thing, but when ...

Every time I've had the pleasure of troubleshooting a slow computer, I've discovered that viruses were sapping the PC's performance—and that's included my own. However, you don't have to start pricing ...

Not all viruses affect computer systems in the same way, but there are several warning signs to look out for including: In some situations, a PC virus won't cause any noticeable changes to your system ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

In this post, we will show you the differences between the different types of virus scans provided by Windows Security. Windows Defender, or Windows Security/Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Windows 11 ...

You work hard to protect your PC from the malicious thugs of our digital world. You keep your antivirus program up to date. You avoid questionable Web sites. You don ...

Microsoft will take advantage of a feature Intel is enabling within the integrated graphics chips of its Core microprocessors, allowing a PC to be scanned for threats without monopolizing the CPU.

Office Depot and a partner company tricked customers into buying unneeded tech support services by offering PC scans that gave fake results, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Consumers paid ...

PC Optimizer is a Registry cleaner that states it can optimize a computer in order to increase its performance. When it performs a scan it will list issues in the System related errors, Com and ...