1. On January 30, 1982, computer programmer Richard Skrenta wrote the world’s first computer virus that ‘escaped’ to other networks. Among other things, the virus would display a poem about itself ...

Whilst the Code Red worm computer bug has had no immediately visible effect on the internet, security experts have cautioned that the impact of the worm's attack might become evident later. As more ...

Kei Sato was looking for his next big challenge five years ago when it smacked him — and the world — in the face. The virologist had recently started an independent group at the University of Tokyo ...

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 ...

A virus is a piece of malware that infects a computer, and then replicates itself to be passed onto another computer. A Trojan appears to be a piece of harmless software, often given away for free, ...