Click "Scan for Viruses" and then double-click "Scan My Computer" to perform a virus scan on the PC. Norton AntiVirus will automatically remove any detected infections.

Free services supplement your real-time antivirus software and other PC-security measures.

If the scan of your hard drive with Microsoft Defender seems to take forever, it's worth finding out why.

At this point you should download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, or MBAM, to scan your computer for any infections, adware, or potentially unwanted programs that may be present.

Every time I've had the pleasure of troubleshooting a slow computer, I've discovered that viruses were sapping the PC's performance—and that's included my own. However, you don't have to start pricing ...

Michael Gersten wants to be absolutely sure malware can’t interfere with his security scan. No matter how good your security software, and how well you keep it up to date, there’s always that ...

In this guide, we'll show you the steps to configure Windows Defender Antivirus to include removable drives when performing a full scan on your computer.

Fortect is a fair PC protection tool; but in our review we found it didn't offer the range of features that its competitors ...

A Browser Redirect virus or computer infection is when your browser is redirected to a site other than the one that you intended to view. While it is perfectly normal for a site to redirect a ...

If your computer falls victim to a rootkit, the malware program can disable your anti-virus program and firewall, record data and copy files for transmission to a third party.