We spoke with Dr. Sophia Yen, MD, lead researcher of the study and adolescent medicine specialist at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., to get the facts behind these top sexual health misconceptions.
There are a many free online scanners that check your computer for viruses and other malware, including Trend Micro's HouseCall, and Malwarebytes, which is designed to catch malware that traditional anti-virus software misses.
Malware is short for malicious software, meaning software that can be used to compromise computer functions, steal data, bypass access controls, or otherwise cause harm to the host computer. Malware is a broad term that refers to a variety of malicious programs. This post will define several of the most common types of malware; adware, bots, bugs, rootkits, spyware, Trojan horses, viruses, and worms. Adware. Adware (short for advertising-supported software) is a type of malware that automatically delivers advertisements.