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 ...

XProtect is Apple's Mac virus detection system which keeps your Mac safe. Here's how the protective macOS feature works. Viruses and other malware are a constant threat to computers, which web surfers ...

Virus removal tools can be standalone one-time scanners or built into full antivirus software. They scan your system for malicious files and remove them. Standalone tools are great as a second opinion ...

Believed to be the first virus released into the wild, the Elk Cloner reflected the camp spirit of the frontier days of computing in the early '80s. It was written by 15-year-old prankster Rich ...

When it comes to scams, the internet is a battlefield, and most of us are seasoned warriors. From ransomware to phishing, staying safe on the internet requires ...

Researchers have developed a computer virus that can leverage the power of ChatGPT to first disguise itself by changing its own code — and then, in a particularly devious twist, spread by attaching ...

The University of Calgary is getting a lot of attention these days. The school is offering a course on how to write computer viruses and malware. Story after story has been published in recent days ...

Antivirus software is not free of errors and sometimes reports computer viruses where there are none. For this reason, the company Procolored, a manufacturer of textile printers, indignantly defended ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with correct information about the number of people arrested. Chinese police have arrested six people in connection with the release of a computer virus ...