A new computer virus is spreading around the world through e-mail. The worm, named "Goner," is activated by clicking on an attachment promising a screen saver program. The e-mail has a subject line of ...

The word 'virus' gets tossed around a lot. Here's what actually counts, what to watch for, and how to stay two clicks ahead A computer virus is a type of program that, much like a regular virus, ...

Too many of the computer virus alerts cause mass hysteria. They are fuelled by a combination of the computer anti-virus software companies, the media and a gullible public. Richard Aedy: As I ...

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 ...

In the world of computer security, the bad guys are always 10 steps ahead of the good guys. But next month the mad scientists at the government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will ...

Researchers at Symantec Corp have uncovered a version of the Stuxnet computer virus that was used to attack Iran's nuclear program in November 2007, two years earlier than previously thought. Stuxnet, ...

The powerful Flame computer virus is not only capable of espionage but it can also sabotage computer systems and likely was used to attack Iran in April, according to a leading security company, ...