Yes, Macs can get viruses, and they always could. The idea that they can’t comes from a time when most malware was aimed at ...

The Portage County Sheriff's Office is warning of reports it has received of a "Microsoft virus" that cost two seniors a ...

Download an antivirus programme To remove a virus from your computer, start by downloading an antivirus programme. These will offer you effective real-time protection against malware.

Viruses – both real and virtual – have a lot in common. For starters, they both suck to catch. Smallpox, Stuxnet, Conficker, or the common cold – we can all agree that regardless of whether ...

Hmm, sounds like a virus to me. As if you needed more evidence to prove this isn't the 25th anniversary of the computer virus, 1975 ushered in one of the most legendary viruses ever: Pervading Animal.

And finally tonight; the industrial-strength computer virus with a global reach. We began work on this report for the online NewsHour, and thought you would like to see it on air as well.

A computer virus is a self-replicating computer program written to alter the way a computer operates, without the permission or knowledge of the user. Though the term is commonly used to refer to ...

If the worm is in an outgoing e-mail, it must, of course, also be removed from the infected computer. Cleaning up after a worm or virus is relatively straightforward.

This year is the 40th anniversary of the first computer virus: Creeper in 1971. Guillaume Lovet, senior manager of the threat response team at Fortinet, looks back at the most intriguing viruses ...

The computer virus turns 40 years old in 2011. What started as a small nuisance in 1971 has turned into a multi-billion dollar business for cybercriminals and cyber terrorists.

Computer viruses have come a long way, starting as the practical jokes of computing’s early days and ending up as modern military weapons. A site called Computer Virus Catalog is walking through ...

Malware—viruses, worms, Trojan horses and the like—has been around about as long as the first networked computers. In fact, 2011 is the 40th anniversary of the first known computer virus, a ...