Computer security technologists are racing to find ways to block ever-more complex computer worms and viruses that burrow into computers -- usually via e-mail -- and wreak havoc on network systems.

In the latest example of computer virus writers capitalizing on current events, an e-mail worm uses fears about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) to entice users into opening a file attachment, ...

A computer scientist at Washington University in St. Louis has developed technology to stop malicious software – malware – such as viruses and worms long before it even has a chance to reach computers ...

The first real computer virus, Creeper was released “in lab” in 1971 by an employee of a company working on building ARPANET, the Internet’s ancestor, according to Guillaume Lovet, Senior Director, ...

Microsoft's recent offer of monetary rewards to turn in virus writers is the latest effort in its campaign of fear, uncertainty and distrust, a campaign birthed from the company's justified fear of ...

Computer virus attacks are up dramatically from 2,400 in 1995 to more than 80,000 in 2002. It seems that almost every week, there’s a new, threatening virus. Now the Sasser worm — which could in fact ...

Internet security experts are divided on the source and purpose of computer viruses and worms like Blaster and SoBig. But some government agencies are investigating a possible connection between the ...

A computer virus is a type of malware that can replicate itself on your computer and spread to other devices. You might be infected with a virus if your computer suddenly starts running more slowly, ...

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 ...