The word 'virus' gets tossed around a lot. Here's what actually counts, what to watch for, and how to stay two clicks ahead A computer virus is a type of program that, much like a regular virus, ...

This article was originally published by RFID Update. March 15, 2006—Researchers affiliated with the computer science department at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam have released a paper entitled Is ...

Concordia College's bout with computer worms that required officials to disconnect 1,200 computers from the network will likely be over this week. Steve Frank, director of computer services, said all ...

Rather than amateurs working out of their parents' basement, malware creators are often part of an underworld of criminal gang, or working directly for a foreign government or intelligence agency.

Computer worms operating in tandem with free AI chatbots are a “new class of cyberthreat”, security experts have warned. Worms are a type of malware that self-replicate and spread across computer ...

One of the most prolific computer viruses of its era, the BadTrans worm was part of an emerging strain of economic minded malware. The worm was designed specifically to obtain credit card information ...

Two computer worms found last summer topped the charts in March, highlighting the difficulty of eliminating the more successful digital pests from the Internet. Data furnished by e-mail service ...

Bitdefender, an award-winning provider of innovative antivirus solutions, has revealed viruses are accidentally infecting worms on victims' computers, creating a hybrid malware that can spread more ...