Computer security technologists are racing to find ways to block ever-more complex computer worms and viruses that burrow into computers -- usually via e-mail -- and wreak havoc on network systems.

This being the 40th anniversary of the Internet, Symantec, the manufacturer of computer-security software, has published a list of the top computer worms, viruses, trojan horses, and hoaxes in ...

A computer worm is a type of malware that, once it infects a machine, can automatically copy and extend itself to connected devices.

An ominous computer worm today could cause major network outages, siphon personal information from millions and attack government networks.

Heck, it may be sitting on your computer right now. McAfee virus fighters in the Silicon Valley estrimate that some twenty million PCs are already infected with the worm and things may soon get worse.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), have received reports of recent spam e-mails spreading the Storm Worm malicious software, known as malware ...

Computer worms have tried all sorts of ploys for tricking users into activating them, but the latest is particularly sneaky--it masquerades as a virus warning from Symantec, a well-known anti ...

A rapidly spreading computer worm infests networks and bogs down Internet traffic across the globe.

Netsky-P, an email computer worm allegedly written by a German teenager, was the hardest-hitting virus of 2004, disrupting tens of thousands of businesses and homes worldwide, Web security firm ...

While parents may worry about their children catching a virus on their first excursion from home, some University officials believe their children's computers may be more at risk. Campus computing ...

A computer scientist at Washington University in St. Louis has developed technology to stop malicious software – malware – such as viruses and worms long before it even has a chance to reach ...

Mydoom isn't the first mass-mailing virus of the year. Earlier this month, a worm called "Bagle' infected computers but seemed to die out quickly.