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A virus that discreetly infests hardware may be the user’s worst nightmare. Hardware attacks are much scarier than attacks on the operating system because ordinary antivirus scans don’t examine systems
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A virus that discreetly infests hardware may be the user’s worst nightmare. Hardware attacks are much scarier than attacks on the operating system because ordinary antivirus scans don’t examine systems
The surest way to prevent your webcam from transmitting images or video is to cover its lens. Lots of security-minded folks do just that, having read scary stories about malware
Lately, millions of PCs all over the world have been regularly displaying a Microsoft notification reading, in essence: “Dear users, how about if you upgrade to Windows 10?” Sometimes, the
Access to the account of any user is a matter of interest for hackers. Even if the owners have never shared their credit card numbers or PINs in direct messages,
Picture this irritating scenario: You are installing an update for Notepad++, Yahoo Messenger, or WinRAR and your antivirus pipes up to warn you the software is malware. You know that
Update: The product described in this post is discontinued. To protect your desktop or laptop use . Someone may call it paranoia; some think it’s just common sense: At Kaspersky
Social networks, online news outlets, media service providers, online shops — all of them offer high quality content, compared to the Internet of the past. To get to this quality,
Each day, Internet users around the world are under attack as new cyber threats are deployed by criminals. Unfortunately, many people still are not using antiviruses and firewalls at all
Ad banners can show false and even dangerous information, launch noisy videos without permission and consume a lot of traffic. If you use mobile connection, viewing ads can be a
As you might have noticed, a security browser extension called Kaspersky Protection is installed simultaneously with our security solutions. In this post we will explain what it does and how
If your device slows down or hangs up, you are not alone. Sometimes apps refuse to open or a browser will fail to respond at a crucial time. When irritated
You may not know this, but when you request something from a search engine, buy a product from an online shop, visit your favorite blog or read the latest news
When the iPhone and app store rolled out, there was a phrase that became ubiquitous to our lives becoming more connected: “There’s an app for that.” Fast-forward to 2016 and
Sometimes when installing freeware, users rush and often wind up installing “extra” features that can include adware, unnecessary extensions and browser toolbars. It’s quite understandable as anyone can miss one
Every year Kaspersky Lab products take part in a number of short- and long-time tests that are held by independent laboratories. It’s no secret that our solutions continually show high
Chances are that your kids use at least one or more devices that are tied to the Internet. It is also likely that you want to limit the amount of
Installing a security solution is important, however you just cannot assume that you are done there. Keeping your antivirus databases up-to-date is just as important as the initial install. Kaspersky
In a previous article, we explained the difference between Kaspersky Total Security and Kaspersky Internet Security. Now, let’s compare Kaspersky Internet Security and Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Kaspersky Anti-Virus offers basic security
No electronic device, however reliable it may be is 100% fail-safe. In order to make sure your files are not lost due to some kind of failure, we recommend you
A strong password is essential for today’s online world. It should be at least eight characters and include capital and lower case letters along with numbers and special characters. They
It’s hard to secure a home network, which includes various devices like PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. One vulnerable gadget puts all of the others at risk. But if Kaspersky