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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 ...

Back in 2023, we asked anti-virus expert Andreas Marx of AV-Test how so many infections escape antivirus software, even though it actually protects well. His answer: “Many programs successfully fend ...

Computer viruses are a fact of life online, but computer users can protect themselves from most of them, say Rochester experts Lisa Hendrickson, owner of Call That Girl!, and Charles Arnett, lead ...

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