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I’m frequently asked which antivirus app I use and recommend, and truth be told, that answer changes over time as some antivirus tools get better and others get worse.
But for the last couple of years my answer has remained the same: Malwarebytes
Why? Well, there are several reasons: [Read more…]
Question from Marge: I just bought a refurbished laptop with Windows 10 on it and I want to make sure it’ll be safe from viruses.
It seems like I remember reading somewhere that you don’t need to buy an antivirus program for Windows 10 because it comes with one built-in.
The problem is other things I’ve read said you do need to install and antivirus program.
Which one is true? [Read more…]
Question from Martha: Hi Rick. I need your help with the Malwarebytes download.
I tried downloading ‘Malwarebytes Free’ by clicking the Free Download button on this page but it installs a 14 day trial version instead.
Am I clicking the wrong thing to download the free Malwarebytes? Or maybe I’m doing something wrong?
Question from Rhonda: I bought a new laptop a while back and my son installed DriverUpdate by Slimware Utilities and several other programs on it to keep it running smoothly.
Everything was fine until the other day when I downloaded Malwarebytes.
Every time I run Malwarebytes it flags DriverUpdate as malware and tries to remove it.
Why is it doing this? Is DriverUpdate really malware? [Read more…]
Windows PC users have been dealing with viruses, trojans and adware for decades, but until recently Mac users didn’t really have to worry about malware infecting their computers.
I’m sorry to say that’s no longer the case.
While the percentage of Macs that are getting infected with malware compared to Windows machines is still relatively small, reports of Mac adware attacks have been on a sharp rise of late. [Read more…]