Spanish entrepreneur Bernardo Quintero, whose company is at the root of Google's Málaga cybersecurity hub, identified the ...

Some computer viruses wreck your computer from behind the scenes. You only know they're there because your computer starts acting weird or your files get wiped out. And sometimes you can tell you have ...

Malware is shorthand for malicious software. It is software developed by cyber attackers with the intention of gaining access or causing damage to a computer or network, often while the victim remains ...

For the most part, if you see a browser based alert, then you can simply close the browser and start it again. On the other hand, if you are continuously seeing alerts like "Your Computer May Have a ...

After asking for help on social media, Bernardo Quintero has managed to locate the creator of the software that, besides infecting the university’s computers in the 1990s, sparked his passion for cybe ...

Certain types of adware, PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs), or malware can be associated with a particular family or developer. The programs that are part of the same family typically contain ...

While many people believe a 15-year old created the first computer virus in 1982, I'm not so quick to agree. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered everything from ...

How do you tell if your Windows computer has a virus and is infected? Seriously! You have an antivirus software installed, and you go about using the computer with ...

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 ...

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This story is adapted from Crime Dot Com: From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global, by Geoff White. It’s 30 degrees in the shade and I’m standing, sweating, at the entrance to a sprawling ...

"Computer viruses. We hate 'em. Nevertheless, we remain fascinated by their evil plots. This fascination led to a new kind of art collection," explains Bas van de Poel in the Computer Virus Catalog ...