A powerful new computer virus was today causing havoc with e-mail systems across the world. Experts described the virus, called Goner, as one of the fastest-spreading they had yet seen and warned ...

Written in 1971 by Robert Thomas while he was a programmer for BBN (Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., which became Raytheon), the first computer virus was called Creeper and was designed without ...

No wonder viruses became an ideal weapon model in a totally different world — a world of programming. The first computer viruses were created as early as in the 1970s. Starting as pranks, they evolved ...

Computer viruses can invade your system without you noticing, disrupting its operation and even stealing your data. To ...

The first full-stealth computer virus. In 1986, Brain was developed by Pakistani brothers Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi, who were annoyed at having their heart monitoring software copied for free.

While the first computer virus (Creeper) was released on the ARPANET as a harmless experiment, the first computer virus to be released in the wild didn't have malicious intent either. Called ...

Have you ever come across a file that you thought might be suspicious? Perhaps a PDF file was attached to an email address, ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Computer viruses designed to harm or gain access to your computer are more common than ever. Each type has an end goal in mind ...

Narrator: Ebola, rabies, SARS, and COVID-19 are not just viral diseases. They are zoonotic diseases, caused by a virus transmitted from animals to humans. While many animals are capable of ...

Computer viruses can slow down your devices, create a sea of pop-up ads and even erase or steal personal information. Antivirus software can defend your devices from threats and protect your data.

Before viruses can infect cells, they must first get to them, often by traversing layers of the body’s protective mucous. Understanding how evolution optimised the influenza A virus for this ...

Now that personal computers have been a part of everyday life for about 30 years, computer viruses aren't as mysterious as they once were. Simply put, a virus is a kind of malware that has the ...