Fake virus alerts are scams designed to make you panic and click on malicious links or download harmful software. Watch out for red flags like poor grammar, weird URLs, flashing warnings, and messages ...

Fake anti-virus software is a pain. It’s annoying as all get-out. And it can do a lot of damage to your computer. Just when you think you've figured out that it's fake, the bad guys make changes. If ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — From restaurant menus to parking meters, and even on your screen while watching 10 Tampa Bay newscasts, QR codes are everywhere. The simple, square barcodes known as Quick ...

ScamClub, a notorious malvertising actor, is discovered to be delivering a wave of fake McAfee virus alerts across top-tier news sites. The findings were shared by Malwarebytes in its latest research.

Threat actors are trying to capitalize on the recent revelations on Pegasus spyware from Amnesty International to drop a less-known remote access tool called Sarwent. The malware looks and acts the ...

Lately, there’s been a lot of buzz about a new computer virus, and honestly, it’s kind of a big deal. These aren’t your grandpa’s viruses anymore; they’re getting super sneaky. Think fake update ...

Michael Vana knew something was up when he saw the pop-up from “Antivirus 2009” in the middle of his screen. The former Northwest Airlines avionics technician guessed that the dire warning of a system ...

Antivirus software is not free of errors and sometimes reports computer viruses where there are none. For this reason, the company Procolored, a manufacturer of textile printers, indignantly defended ...