When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

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As a good PC user, I run security software in Windows to protect my computer from malware that may pop up as I go about my day. But what about malware that tries to launch before Windows even loads?

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So, I decided to perform a full system security audit of my Windows PC. It revealed something a bit concerning: software that I no longer used remained active, listening, and retaining elevated ...