Actually, any flash drive will do, as will a blank CD. The key ingredient here is AVG's new Rescue CD utility, a bootable, malware-cleansing freebie. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...

Computer viruses can invade your system without you noticing, disrupting its operation and even stealing your data. To protect your device, it's important to know how to recognize signs of infection, ...

Flash drives are virus magnets. This is a generally accepted truth, but today I learned it firsthand. As you may recall from my previous post on copying files to flash drives, my wife needed to take a ...

Q: When I do a full virus scan on my PC, the program says I have 683,000 files. How do I find and get rid of the unnecessary files? A: Depending upon your setup, there are a few things you can check ...

If you think your PC is infected with some kind of malware or you just want to do a scan as part of a digital cleanup, Windows has a built-in security tool that can help you on your way — no ...