Viruses can infect your PC with child porn.

By , on 9 November, 2009

As if you really needed yet another reason to make sure your computer is patched and you have a decent anti-virus solution installed, now comes word that an infected PC could lead to you being charged for having child pornography:

An Associated Press investigation found cases in which innocent people have been branded as pedophiles . . . → Read More: Viruses can infect your PC with child porn.

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Seven facts on why you should have anti-virus running on your Mac.

By , on 2 December, 2008

The security through obscurity that Mac users have enjoyed for years is finally starting to crumble and even Apple is owning up to it. They recently put out a support advisory last month in which they recommended that Mac user start running anti-virus software on their machines. It’s long been a gloating point for Mac . . . → Read More: Seven facts on why you should have anti-virus running on your Mac.

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