Fake virus alerts are scams designed to make you panic and click on malicious links or download harmful software. Watch out for red flags like poor grammar, weird URLs, flashing warnings, and messages ...

On the Internet's 40th anniversary, Symantec lists the worst cyber threats. Sept. 3, 2009 — -- This fall marks the 40th birthday of the Internet, and to celebrate it, Symantec, the manufacturer ...

Rather than amateurs working out of their parents' basement, malware creators are often part of an underworld of criminal gang, or working directly for a foreign government or intelligence agency.

~ The growth of the Internet brought a new way to spreak viruses: e-mail NEW YORK -- What began as a ninth-grade prank, a way to trick already-suspicious friends who had fallen for his earlier ...

FRANKFURT/MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - A new cyber virus spread from Ukraine to wreak havoc around the globe on Wednesday, crippling thousands of computers, disrupting ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles and ...

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 ...