Earlier today we noted the discovery and description of a new piece of malware for Mac OS X dubbed the "Oompa-Loompa Trojan (OSX/Oomp-A)." [See previous coverage] As previously noted, the malware was ...

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, ...

The strange interaction of a parasitic wasp, the caterpillar in which it lays its eggs and a virus that helps it overcome the caterpillar's immune defenses has some scientists rethinking the ...

The Avast virus definitions update failed error usually occurs when trying to update the virus definitions of the desktop version of the app. It’s usually caused by ...

A number of Windows 7 and 8.1 users are encountering problems with Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender. Users are seeing their automatic anti-malware protection turned off without their ...

Although widespread virus outbreaks may be a thing of the past, the total amount of malicious software being written is on the rise, according to McAfee. On Tuesday, McAfee vendor added the 200,000th ...

We think that the existence of genes which encode the capsid is the only positive genotypic trait that is currently useful for the definition of viruses. Using capsids, we can distinguish between ...

The style and purpose of viruses runs the gamut. Following is a small sampling. See Sophos and virus. The fastest spreading virus in history appears to have been written by a resident of Manila in the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio will seek data to help decide whether to change the definition of who is in “close contact” for the coronavirus to try and reduce the number of students needing to be ...

An email virus launched in November 1999 that affected English and Spanish versions of Microsoft Outlook running with Windows 98 or 2000 and Internet Explorer 5. It did not do any harm, but sent out ...

Although widespread virus outbreaks may be a thing of the past, the total amount of malicious software being written is on the rise, says McAfee Inc. On Tuesday, the security vendor added the ...