What you need to know about computer viruses. Viruses have been around for decades (the first virus was created in 1971) and is so synonymous with the concept of malware that some people refer to ...

A computer virus is a form of malicious software that piggybacks onto legitimate application code in order to spread and reproduce itself. Like other types of malware, a virus is deployed by ...

Viruses. A virus is a piece of malicious computer program designed to replicate itself. This ability to replicate, can affect your computer without your permission and without your knowledge. In ...

For some, the first instance of a computer virus -- software that moves from host to host without the input from an active user -- was Creeper, which first appeared in the early 1970s, 10 years ...

Most computer users are all too aware of the threat of viruses and worms infecting their machines, but according to security research firm BitDefender different types of malware may now be ...

Computer users don't need to feel helpless against the onslaught of viruses such as "NewLove," according to antivirus experts. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...