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Computer viruses first emerged on college campuses during the 1960s. At that time, it took months or years to spread. With the advent of email, viruses are now spreading faster than remedies to combat ...
A new virus has the potential to wreak computer devastation on Christmas Day, industry sources warn. Left unchecked, the virus will wipe out hard drives and attempt to flash the BIOS on its ...
Between 1999 and 2002, McAfee’s database held steady at about 50,000 definitions, but since then, the number of different worms and viruses being created has jumped, he said.
Although the virus didn't cause serious damage, it displayed the phone number of the brothers' computer shop for repairs. With the growth of the Internet came a new way to spread viruses: e-mail.
In early 2004, a handful of employees worldwide received a strange email with an attachment, marking the start of the fastest-growing computer virus in history. Known as MyDoom (or Novarg), this ...
Computer chaos From Hong Kong, where the virus crippled the communications and ravaged file systems of investment banks, public relations firms and the Dow Jones newswire, the love bug spread ...