Do you still need third-party antivirus on your Windows PC?

Microsoft Defender offers great protection from malware -- but there are other online threats you might want to consider, too ...

Microsoft is weighing in on whether you should install third-party antivirus software on a PC, telling users the built-in Defender should be enough. Microsoft quietly took an official stand in a ...

Official support for Windows 10 has ended, and its security certificates are expiring. Your system is at risk, and Microsoft wants you to upgrade. But an extra year ...

This month’s updates help security and IT teams strengthen identity and multicloud foundations, protect data wherever it ...

Compare the best free antivirus tools for Windows 10 in 2026, including real-time malware protection, phishing defense, ...

Once upon a time, an antivirus program would be the one of the first pieces of software you would install on a new Windows PC. Now, that’s much less common. Many users instead now rely on the Windows ...

Microsoft is trying to fix the RoguePlanet zero-day vulnerability impacting Defender on Windows 11 and Windows 10.