Computer viruses are mysterious and grab our attention. On the one hand, viruses show us how vulnerable we are. A properly engineered virus can have an amazing effect on the worldwide Internet. On the ...

All savvy computer users know that viruses, spyware, bots, worms and Trojan Horses (collectively known as “malicious software,” or “malware”) are bad, and that they need special programs to deal with ...

Geoff Kuenning, a professor of computer science at Harvey Mudd College, provides this explanation. Malicious software comes in several flavors, distinguished primarily by their method of propagation.

A computer virus is a form of malicious software that piggybacks onto legitimate application code in order to spread and reproduce itself. Like other types of malware, a virus is deployed by attackers ...

Think twice before you click on that link—even if it was sent to you by a friend or family member. Simply put, a computer virus is a program that you did not install which often performs malicious ...

According to two German scientists, new computer viruses can infect other computers within 60 feet simply by emitting high-frequency sounds. One day Dragos Ruiu noticed that his MacBook Air was ...

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. Hari ...

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 they’re in ...

All of us know the importance of having adequate antivirus protection before venturing online. But how exactly does a virus work? What makes viruses differ from worms, and how has the sophistication ...