A new computer virus has started spreading worldwide, but antivirus experts predict that the program won't become an epidemic. Dubbed W32/Sobig, the mass-mailing worm has claimed the No. 2 slot on ...

A man uses a laptop at a coffee shop in downtown Hanoi. - AFP A man uses a laptop at a coffee shop in downtown Hanoi. - AFP In 2022, there were over 1.3 billion malware programmes in existence and 10 ...

Still, what’s becoming more and more common is a type of hack designed to fly under the radar. It connects infected devices, ...

If it’s in the news, there’s probably a computer virus about it. After computer virus writers failed to get much traction by tying a series of malicious programs to the war in Iraq, now there’s a ...

True to its name, AOL Tech Fortress protects your computer and the programs your family uses. It's the ultimate in antivirus software. (Photo: Getty) Ever hear the phrase “spread like a virus”? We ...

Though it's subject to debate to whether it was truly the first computer virus, reports perpetuated by sites like PCAdvisor, TWiT and VNUnet are claiming that this is the 25th anniversary of the ...

The transcript reveals how a PayPal scammer triggered a virus designed to permanently compromise his computer. After ...

I think I have a virus in my computer. When I insert a floppy into the A: drive and the floppy is used on another computer, that computer either then gets the virus or the anti-virus software on that ...

This is a demonstration of the I Love You Virus (known mostly as "ILOVEYOU"), which was recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records as the worst computer virus of all time, causing more damage ...

How two Pakistani brothers and one piece of runaway code created the anti-virus industry. It was early 1987, and security expert Roger Thompson had just seen his first computer virus, in a programming ...