Google has acquired the online virus scanner VirusTotal for an undisclosed amount of money. The deal appears to be a straightforward one, with VirusTotal continuing to operate independently.

Before you download, open, or share files from the internet, you need to be sure they’re safe. And how do you do that? I simply use a file scanner to check for known threats like malware, viruses, and ...

Microsoft just launched Microsoft Safety Scanner (MSS), an on-demand anti-malware scanner. This now brings the anti-malware tools available to the Windows home user to 3, counting Microsoft Security ...

Every computer user will go to some lengths to ensure that the safety of their systems is not compromised. Viruses attack through different routes and come in different forms. These antiviruses ...

Third-party programs are widely used on Windows and other operating systems. But how can you tell if a program is safe to install or not? How can you be so sure that the program file you are going to ...

LAS VEGAS -- BLACK HAT USA 2013 -- In its latest effort to narrow the attack window, Microsoft has fine-tuned and expanded its vulnerability information-sharing program for vendors to include security ...