NEW YORK -- What began as a ninth-grade prank earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal-computer virus. Although during the next 25 years, Skrenta started the ...

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 ...

A computer virus may spread from one device to another, take over your software and steal information that can be held at ransom. Spam emails, instant messaging, file-sharing devices, fake ...