Old browser extensions can be a security nightmare. Here's how to nuke the ones you're no longer using. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps, ...

You would think that in 2014, we’d have put all the web shenanigans of the 1990s and early aughts behind us, but you’d be wrong—at least for Windows users ...

Deactivate the browser helpers installed on your system to find the source of problems, or simply to speed up your browsing. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for ...

One good indicator that your PC is host to malicious software is web browser wonkiness. (Yes, that's the technical term.) If an unfamiliar toolbar has suddenly appeared, if your home page has ...

Life without Google: The importance of toolbars and browser add-ons As I go out and try different search engines, one thing is increasingly clear: Toolbars and browser add-ons are crucial. In fact, ...

In a recently published whitepaper titled "Enhancing the performance of Windows Internet Explorer 8," Microsoft detailed browser add-ons, toolbars, malware, restricted sites, plus more advanced topics ...

Remember the Ask search engine? Oracle sure does—and by extension, so do Java users. Oracle has taken the practice of bundling useless add-ons and toolbars with legitimate software to new heights ...