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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever hear the phrase “spread like a virus”? We quite literally witnessed it the past few years. Like biological viruses, computer ...

Back in 2023, we asked anti-virus expert Andreas Marx of AV-Test how so many infections escape antivirus software, even though it actually protects well. His answer: “Many programs successfully fend ...

WASHINGTON (voa) – Microsoft, the world’s largest computer software company, has announced a $5 million reward program for the capture and conviction of those who send malicious computer worms and ...

Back in December, I decided to uninstall the anti-virus software on my desktop computer at home. The computer was taking several minutes to boot up, and when it was finally ready to go, everything ran ...

The FBI sent out a warning today about an uptick in the use of malware known as Beta Bot that can steal sensitive data such as log-in credentials and financial information. The FBI says Beta Bot ...

The U.S. government has banned the sale of Kaspersky anti-virus software due to concerns about the company's potential ties to the Russian government. This move comes amid fears that Kaspersky could ...

This is an undesirable program. This file has been identified as a program that is undesirable to have running on your computer. This consists of programs that are misleading, harmful, or undesirable.

Early this year a bomb went off in a computer at the Los Angeles department of water and power. The device did not explode; it was a “logic bomb,” a smidgen of spurious software coding that had been ...

A rare piece of malicious software targeting Apple's Mac OS X operating system -- instead of the more common victim, Microsoft Windows -- has been spotted online and appears to be spreading. Like many ...