These computer viruses and system vulnerabilities are the best at what they do: breaking stuff. But how did these terrors get their names? There is not one standardized way to name a viruses.

Computer virus definition 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 ...

He tries to pick a name that refers to something unique or memorable about a virus's coding or behavior. In the recent case, he noticed the words "my domain" in the computer worm's programming.

Elk Cloner was the first Apple virus to ever be developed, by a teenager in 1981 no less. The man behind Elk Cloner, not a terribly malicious piece of software, was a 9th grader named Rich Skrenta.

That was the question computer virus experts were asking each other at a panel discussion of virus naming conventions at Virus Bulletin 2003 (VB2003), an annual gathering of the world’s leading ...

At issue is a semi-official virus naming convention that dates back to the early 1990s and was developed by the Computer Antivirus Research Organization (CARO), a group of computer security experts.

Flame is clearly the next evolution in computer viruses. Were I an Iranian scientist Flame would definitely be in my top 5 Virus, Trojan and Worm selections; since I am not, here is my top 5.

Ever since Brain, the first computer virus, was created in 1986, the antivirus researcher who discovers a new worm or virus is generally given the honor of naming it. Ever since Brain, the first ...

Uncover the truth behind common computer virus myths that refuse to die. Are Macs and Linux PCs immune? Can you get a virus ...

At issue is a semiofficial virus-naming convention that dates to the early 1990s and was developed by the Computer Antivirus Research Organization (CARO), a group of computer security experts.

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