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 ...

Viruses, worms, and Trojans are three types of malicious software (malware) that can cause harm to computer systems and networks.

Viruses have been very much in the public mind ever since the first global viruses, such as Michelangelo and Melissa, wreaked a destructive path through home and business computers three years ago.

Discover the common signs that your computer may have a virus and how to identify potential threats to your device.

Red alarm about computer viruses Experts said that 57,835 types of virus appeared in 2010. However, the type of virus which has been spreading the most is an old virus - W32.Conficker.Worm. This kind ...

You surely have some idea how a computer virus works, though you may not know the details. Somehow it weasels its way into your computer, and then the computer slows way down…or it starts making ...

Right? In truth, a virus is a very specific type of program with the unusual ability to replicate itself, like a biological virus.

Martin Lee switched from mapping human viruses to tracking computer viruses. Criminal gangs that prey on computer users in Ireland and around the world are the targets of Lee's team of hunters in ...

The study of computer virus propagation models is central to understanding and mitigating digital epidemics that disrupt modern network infrastructures.

The majority of Canadian computer users are deeply worried about viruses, according a new study, and the author of the report says they may not be doing enough to protect themselves.