Firewalls scan data sent to your computer for malware and attempt to block files or other data they deem suspicious. Like ...

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 ...

Fortunately, there's an excellent online tool called VirusTotal that can help. It's a website that scans and analyzes ...

Many students will not be saying "I love you" to their computers this Valentine's Day, as a slew of computer viruses have wrecked havoc on the Tufts campus this past week. Hundreds of students have ...

Can malware kill? It can cause massive damages that on a dramatic day might lead you to say something like, “This %*^@# is killing me!” Computer viruses can also induce those feelings, because you ...

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 ...

A lot has changed in 40 years, since the first computer virus emerged in 1971 as a proof of concept on an early iteration of the Internet. From the sheer volume in the number of viruses, which grew ...

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 ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in Hsinchu, Taiwan — which makes the processors for Apple’s iPhones — said a recent computer virus may cause shipment delays for some products, CNBC reports. 1.

This is a demonstration of the I Love You Virus (known mostly as "ILOVEYOU"), which was recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records as the worst computer virus of all time, causing more damage ...

At North Carolina State this week, a couple of dozen high school juniors and seniors demonstrated little robotic machines that they built in Mechatronics camp. Mechatronics is a combination of ...

I infected a humanoid robot with 100 real computer viruses. From fake Fortnite scams to ancient malware, each virus made it stronger, dumber, and somehow self-aware. Until the last one fought back.