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McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2021

In this edition, we present new findings in our traditional threat statistical categories – as well as our usual malware, sectors, and vectors – imparted in a new, enhanced digital presentation that’s more easily consumed and interpreted.

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Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

What is a Remote Administration Tool (RAT)?

Ever felt like your computer was possessed? Or that you aren’t the only one using your tablet? I think I...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

What is a Rootkit?

A rootkit is a kind of software that conceals malware from standard detection methods. A good analogy for a rootkit...

Internet Security Family Safety Privacy & Identity Protection

What Is a Trojan Horse?

One of history’s great literary classics is Homer’s Iliad, which tells the story of the Trojan horse—the wooden horse that...

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What Is a Trojan?

You may vaguely remember reading Virgil’s epic poem “Aeneid” back when you were in school. The story of Odysseus and...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

What is a Virus?

Have you ever had the chicken pox? This common childhood illness has another name—the varicella zoster virus. Like all viruses,...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

What is a VPN and Can it Hide My IP Address?

There’s a lot of misinformation about Virtual Private Networks, what they do, and the security benefits they offer. For this article, I’d like to do...

Internet Security

What is a Zero-Day Threat?

“Zero-day threat.” It may sound like the title of a hit film, yet it’s anything but.   It’s a previously unknown...

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What Is Adware? A Definitive Guide

We live in a digital world and a lot of our daily activities are online, including banking, grocery shopping, and...

Internet Security

What is an AI PC?

As technology rapidly advances, the boundaries of what’s possible in personal computing are continuously expanding. One of the most exciting...

Internet Security

What is Antivirus and What Does It Really Protect?

Authored by Dennis Pang What is antivirus? That’s a good question. What does it really protect? That’s an even better...

Internet Security

What is Artificial Intelligence?

At the beginning of the year, the Associated Press described artificial intelligence (AI) as “easily the biggest buzzword for world...

How To Guides and Tutorials Privacy & Identity Protection

What is ATM Skimming?

Ever take a look at an ATM and feel like something’s off? You might have come across an ATM skimmer....

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials

What Is Bloatware and How Can It Impact Security?

The joy of purchasing a new device is liberating. Now you can work, learn, and play faster — along with...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

What is Browser Hijacking?

Imagine it. You sit down at your computer about to do your daily perusal of Buzzfeed  or check out The...

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials

What Is Credential Phishing?

You guard the keys to your home closely, right? They have their own special spot in your bag or in...

Privacy & Identity Protection

What is Criminal Identity Theft?

Identity theft gets all kinds of buzz in the news. It’s not hard to see why—in 2012, over 16.6 million...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

What is disk cleanup and does it remove viruses?

What is Disk Cleanup and does it remove viruses? It happens. You’re in the middle of a computing task, and...

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What is Doxing?

Imagine someone putting your personal information out online for thousands of strangers to see—your home address, phone number, even details...

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