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, ...

Malware is an all-encompassing term that includes many forms of intentionally malicious software (in fact, the word malware was first coined in 1990 by the late Israeli professor, Yisrael Radai, as a ...

In computing terms, a variant is a type of virus or malware program. Viruses and malware are potentially dangerous programs or pieces of programming code that can cause massive amounts of damage to ...

While viruses are dominating the headlines right now, there is another type of virus you need to watch for -- a type of computer virus that is now worse than ever. While viruses are dominating the ...

Three academic computer geeks recently caused an outbreak of panic amongst the business press by announcing that they had created the world's first computer virus hosted on an RFID tag. They described ...

Computer Trojans received their name from the infamous mythological horse. The Trojan’s basic mission is to mislead people of its real goal. A Trojan is malicious software that usually needs to be ...

With the immense advancements in computer technologies and the evolution of the internet, risks and loopholes that can expose you and your data to attackers have also increased. Compared to the past ...

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HUNTINGTON -- Recently, a group called the "chicagostreetsweepers" was able to sneak 10 different types of computer viruses past common anti-virus software in about six hours. Don't be alarmed, though ...