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 ...

Firewalls scan data sent to your computer for malware and attempt to block files or other data they deem suspicious. Like ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Computer viruses. We hate 'em. Nevertheless, we remain fascinated by their evil plots. This fascination led to a new kind of art collection," explains Bas van de Poel in the Computer Virus Catalog ...

How two Pakistani brothers and one piece of runaway code created the anti-virus industry. It was early 1987, and security expert Roger Thompson had just seen his first computer virus, in a programming ...

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 the ...

This story is adapted from Crime Dot Com: From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global, by Geoff White. It’s 30 degrees in the shade and I’m standing, sweating, at the entrance to a sprawling ...

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 ...

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 ...

The "Virus found!" fake scanner is a web browser advertisement that states that viruses are found and that should click Continue to perform a scan of the computer. When you click continue, it pretends ...

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