It's important to know the signs of a virus, so that you can act quickly to get rid of any malware and stay safe in future. A virus is a type of malicious software, or malware, that can replicate ...

Callum pushes tech to its limits and has spent nearly three years bombarding antivirus with malware, taxing routers and inspecting computer monitors Viruses are a persistent problem. All it takes is ...

Malicious software, worms, Trojans and computer viruses are on the increase, say security experts, as hackers, spammers and identity thieves seek new ways to steal information that can be used to ...

There’s lots of information (and misinformation) about the term “virus,” so let’s get it straight and define computer virus once and for all: a computer virus is a self-replicating, malicious program ...

This week computer viruses celebrate 20 years of causing trouble and strife to all types of computer users. US student Fred Cohen was behind the first documented virus that was created as an ...

If replicating itself were all a virus did, it might not be so bad. Sure, there’s a little extra processing time wasted each time the virus code runs. But like a biological virus, a successful ...

COMPANY computer systems worldwide face an attack by variations of the already-rampant Netsky virus, experts warned today. Variants of the virus, which has plagued systems for the past two months, are ...

The computer virus that spread rapidly across the world is still making its way to more companies and countries – but is gradually slowing down. The software doesn’t appear to be vulnerable to the ...

A VIRUS has hit Greater Manchester Police computers forcing officers to ask neighbouring forces to carry out checks. The virus - which has affected 15 million computers worldwide - was discovered on ...

Ransomware is the fastest growing form of computer malware, experts warn. It's a malicious virus that locks the user out of their computer and demands a fee to return their files. A report published ...

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 ...