A computer worm is a type of malware that, once it infects a machine, can automatically copy and extend itself to connected ...

Malware includes viruses, worms, adware, spyware, and ransomware — they all work differently but tend to cause similar ...

Computer worms have tried all sorts of ploys for tricking users into activating them, but the latest is particularly sneaky--it masquerades as a virus warning from Symantec, a well-known anti-virus ...

In January 2010, a highly targeted, vendor-specific cyberattack was launched by those yet to be identified. The Stuxnet worm was highly sophisticated — perhaps the most sophisticated attack that is ...

Antivirus companies have long cautioned users against opening unexpected e-mail attachments or attachments sent by strangers, but because of a new e-mail worm spreading this week, antivirus companies ...

Storm worm, the latest virus to hit e-mail users in huge numbers, appears in the form of e-mails that contain links to fraudulent Websites whose servers are infected with a generic downloader. Storm ...

A series of arrests in Germany for alleged computer virus creation is likely to deter casual virus writers, but worms and variants continue and the most hardened computer criminals will probably be ...

A new and ongoing supply-chain attack is targeting developers on the OpenVSX and Microsoft Visual Studio marketplaces with ...

A virus which appears to be very similar to the Code Red virus is presently attacking the Internet and is under investigation by anti-virus experts and the FBI. Information is still sketchy, There ...

HOUSTON – (Aug. 18, 2014) – Rice University scientists have won a race to find the crystal structure of the first virus known to infect the most abundant animal on Earth. The Rice labs of structural ...

Antivirus companies have long cautioned users against opening unexpected e-mail attachments or attachments sent by strangers, but thanks to a new e-mail worm spreading this week, antivirus companies ...