If you have noticed a Download Failed – Virus detected message in Google Chrome browser on Windows 11 or Windows 10 when you try to download a file from the internet, then you need to know that it is ...

Downloading files from the Internet is an everyday activity for all of us. Whether for work or for entertainment, we often download files. However, a simple virus file downloaded from the internet can ...

It’s always frustrating to find that your computer has been infected with a virus, especially one that can potentially wipe your files. However one hacker decided that he would bring a little humor to ...

To do their jobs, users need to be able to download files from external sources. People tend to click on shared documents quickly, averaging less than four minutes from the time they hit the inbox.

On Windows 11, the Microsoft Defender Antivirus provides real-time protection for malware (such as viruses, ransomware, ...

AVG anti-virus may reject download files when the program can't protect the computer from infection. AVG is available as a free anti-virus program and as part of a premium Internet security suite that ...

A recent update to Windows 10's Microsoft Defender antivirus solution ironically allows it to download malware and other files to a Windows computer. Legitimate operating system files that can be ...

Third-party programs are widely used on Windows and other operating systems. But how can you tell if a program is safe to install or not? How can you be so sure that the program file you are going to ...

Antivirus organisation AVG has mistakenly identified a core Windows file as a piece of malware. An AVG update, pushed out on Sunday, for versions 7.5 and 8 falsely identified user32.dll as malware.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Earlier this week, the always informative Bleeping Computer ...

ZIP and RAR files have overtaken Office documents as the file most commonly used by cyber criminals to deliver malware, according to an analysis of real-world cyber attacks and data collected from ...