Your antivirus doesn't just have to pounce on malicious programs. It also has to treat valid programs nicely, with no false positives. The best products do both.

This is one of the priciest options on the market. However, it's currently discounted and more than worth the lower price.

When you buy a security suite, there’s an implied promise it will keep you safe. Norton 360 Deluxe makes that promise explicit. As long as you choose auto-renewal, you’ve got a guarantee ...

In the years since that fateful meeting, I’ve become PCMag’s expert on security, privacy, and identity protection, putting antivirus tools, security suites, and all kinds of security software ...

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Some suites are strong in one area, weak in another. Norton Internet Security 2012 doesn't have any serious weak spot; all of its components do their jobs very well. PCMag PCMag.com and PC ...

Your McAfee Total Protection subscription also gets you premium access to the True Key password manager. In fact, you get ...

Norton Password Manager is free. It's also available as part of Norton's antivirus and security suites. It offers browser extensions for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari. Mobile apps for Android ...

Ransomware is nasty stuff. This type of malware encrypts files on your PC so that you can’t access them—unless you pay the ...

I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps and ad-blocking software. I also report on online scams and offer advice to families and individuals ...

On the Mac, you now go straight to McAfee Total Protection, reviewed here. There’s no longer a standalone antivirus in the macOS realm. With this suite, you can install protection on devices using all ...