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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 ...

An email computer virus concealed as a Net movie hits several U.S.-based companies, leading at least one antivirus company to upgrade its threat assessment. Department Editor Evan Hansen runs the ...

Even if you're cautious, there's always a chance that a virus could sneak onto your PC. Sure, Windows does have built-in security to block malware, but all it takes is one wrong click. Maybe it's a ...

The first full-stealth computer virus. In 1986, Brain was developed by Pakistani brothers Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi, who were annoyed at having their heart monitoring software copied for free. Aimed ...

Disagreements about what and how to name new worms and viruses have produced a confusing system in which antivirus companies often compete to be the first to name a new virus and in which the same ...

Scientific American presents Tech Talker by Quick & Dirty Tips. Scientific American and Quick & Dirty Tips are both Macmillan companies. Last week I covered the steps to go through when trying to ...

“What’s in a name?” That was the question computer virus experts were asking each other at a panel discussion of virus naming conventions at Virus Bulletin 2003 (VB2003), an annual gathering of the ...