The silver anniversary of the first PC virus is approaching in January, but even after 25 years, no victory celebration is on the horizon. That first virus, distributed on a 5 1/4 floppy disk, was ...

Many students will not be saying "I love you" to their computers this Valentine's Day, as a slew of computer viruses have wrecked havoc on the Tufts campus this past week. Hundreds of students have ...

In 1971, a message popped up on a screen: “I’m the creeper, catch me if you can!” A nod to Scooby Doo, the first virus was called the Creeper. Also, thanks to time flying like the wind, it’s been four ...

Use these 5 tips to protect your computer from viruses. (Photo: Getty) Malware is an attack that attempts to take control of a computer and steal sensitive information, such as passwords or bank ...

A lot has changed in 40 years, since the first computer virus emerged in 1971 as a proof of concept on an early iteration of the Internet. From the sheer volume in the number of viruses, which grew ...

A man uses a laptop at a coffee shop in downtown Hanoi. - AFP A man uses a laptop at a coffee shop in downtown Hanoi. - AFP In 2022, there were over 1.3 billion malware programmes in existence and 10 ...

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) -- The Philippines on Monday dropped all charges against a computer school drop-out suspected of being responsible for the "love bug" virus that hit computers around the ...

Just as your body can contract a virus, so can your computer system. A virus makes you rather sick and unable to function normally, but a computer virus steals data or deletes your files. If you want ...

Researchers at Black Hat conference speculate that human and computer viruses could converge in the future and could interest bioterrorists Computer hackers could create malicious software that ...

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 ...