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 ...

Malware is shorthand for malicious software. It is software developed by cyber attackers with the intention of gaining access or causing damage to a computer or network, often while the victim remains ...

How do you tell if your Windows computer has a virus and is infected? Seriously! You have an antivirus software installed, and you go about using the computer with ...

While many people believe a 15-year old created the first computer virus in 1982, I'm not so quick to agree. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered everything from ...

Computer viruses are so terrifying today that we tend to forget there was malware that destroyed our computers in the '90s, too. Granted, things were rather different back then, what with all the ...

Some computer viruses wreck your computer from behind the scenes. You only know they're there because your computer starts acting weird or your files get wiped out. And sometimes you can tell you have ...

For the most part, if you see a browser based alert, then you can simply close the browser and start it again. On the other hand, if you are continuously seeing alerts like "Your Computer May Have a ...