In 2024, the idea of a computer virus is nothing new, as these computer threats are, unfortunately, common enough. When it ...

The word virus gets used a lot more than it should be – a more accurate word would be malware. A computer virus is so-called because it is capable of replicating itself and spreading.

A powerful new computer virus was today causing havoc with e-mail systems across the world. Experts described the virus, called Goner, as one of the fastest-spreading they had yet seen and warned ...

How much damage did the most costly computer virus cost? The MyDoom worm was the most expensive malware infection to date, causing roughly $38 billion in total damage. How much does it cost to repair ...

Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of hours into understanding how websites and online businesses work. She's shared what she's learned on ...

The first computer virus was named Creeper, created in 1971 by Robert Thomas, a programmer at BBN Technologies (Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., which later became part of Raytheon). Unlike the ...

He had heard about this type of computer virus and how dangerous it could be. But he never thought that he would be tricked into clicking on a wrong link. Now, as he read the ransom note ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), have received reports of recent spam e-mails spreading the Storm Worm malicious software, known as malware.

“If you get a call from Microsoft out of the blue saying your computer has viruses or malware, hang up. They don’t have the resources to monitor millions of PCs for that kind of thing ...

As reported by BleepingComputer, a new variant of the modular Mac malware XCSSET has been discovered in the wild. And with ...

A virus? On an iPhone? While there are many that would say it’s not possible, it most certainly is, and if your iPhone or iPad is acting oddly then you’ve come to the right place. Here’s how ...