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26Mar-21

20+ Types of Malware Attack and How to Detect Them Before They Happen

Malware, or malicious software, is any program or file that harms a computer or its user. Common types of malware include computer viruses, ransomware, worms, trojan horses and spyware. These malicious programs can steal, encrypt or delete sensitive data, alter or hijack key computing functions and to monitor the victim’s computer activity. Cybercriminals use a variety of physical and virtual means to infect devices and networks with malware. For example, WannaCry, a famous ransomware attack was able to spread by [...]

23Feb-21

Faces of Malware: How it Infects Computers and How to Get Rid of It

Malware is on the rise, with nearly one-third of all computers in the world infected by some form of malware. In this article, we’ll explain how to check if your computer is infected with malware and how to get rid of it. The internet is an integral part of life today, which means that nearly everyone faces the threat of malware infections. Over time, malware has grown increasingly sophisticated, fed by the creativity of black hat hackers seeking to devise ever [...]

antivirus vs internet secutity
12Jan-21

Antivirus vs Internet Security: What to Use This 2021

Many people get confused between antivirus and Internet Security product. Which one is better or which one to choose? Antivirus or Internet Security. Here I have tried to mention Antivirus and Internet Security differences. It can help you to choose the best Antivirus or Internet Security. Antivirus SoftwareAntivirus can only scans the virus that it knows. It cannot prevent any virus it does not recognize. So Anti-virus software just fights Viruses, Worms and Trojans they have signatures for and just [...]

tips on making the most of your antivirus software
29Dec-20

How To Make The Most Of Your Antivirus Software

While we continue to explore and journey the path to becoming the hardest target we can, we need to consider what we can do to make our antivirus software the most effective possible. This is known as optimizing your antivirus software. Optimizing antivirus software is cybersecurity basic that you can do yourself. While we continue to explore and journey the path to becoming the hardest target we can, we need to consider what we can do to make our antivirus [...]

antiviruses can scan whether web cookies are safe or not
20Oct-20

Scanning Web Cookies: Kaspersky Antivirus on Keeping You 100% Secured

You see them every time you open websites – pop-ups asking you to allow cookies on your web browser. But what are cookies? Why do you need to accept web cookies? Why do experts, especial Kaspersky Antivirus experts, have warnings against letting cookies in your browser? A cookie is a text file that a Web site can install on your computer. Cookies enable a Web site to tailor pages presented to you by storing information about you in the cookie [...]