The silver anniversary of the first PC virus is approaching in January, but even after 25 years, no victory celebration is on the horizon. That first virus, distributed on a 5 1/4 floppy disk, was ...

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 ...

In 1971, a message popped up on a screen: “I’m the creeper, catch me if you can!” A nod to Scooby Doo, the first virus was called the Creeper. Also, thanks to time flying like the wind, it’s been four ...

Use these 5 tips to protect your computer from viruses. (Photo: Getty) Malware is an attack that attempts to take control of a computer and steal sensitive information, such as passwords or bank ...

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 ...

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 ...

Though it's subject to debate to whether it was truly the first computer virus, reports perpetuated by sites like PCAdvisor, TWiT and VNUnet are claiming that this is the 25th anniversary of the ...

This video to show you, how to get rid any of viruses or malware from your PC. It's simple! Just make salad with Stop Motion ...

It began with a warning posted to online bulletin boards. Below the subject line "Really Nasty Virus," user Mike RoChenle explained how this terror had deleted his ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - In the already weird world of computer viruses, it's kind of fitting that we computer users could get a joke played on us come April first. You may have already heard of the ...

How two Pakistani brothers and one piece of runaway code created the anti-virus industry. It was early 1987, and security expert Roger Thompson had just seen his first computer virus, in a programming ...