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‘Tis the season for protecting your devices with Webroot antivirus

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Unfortunately, this time of year brings as much cybercrime as it does holiday cheer. Antivirus programs can also protect against other malicious software like trojans, worms, adware and more. According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8% Do I really need antivirus? In a word, yes.

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Good game, well played: an overview of gaming-related cyberthreats in 2022

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Still, downloaders (88.56%) top the list of malicious and unwanted software being spread using the names of popular games: this type of unsolicited software might not be dangerous in and of itself, but it can be used for loading other threats onto devices.

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