Adware, Trojans, and Ransomware Oh My! If you use a computer, read the newspaper, or watch the news, you will know about computer viruses or other malware. These are those malicious programs that once ...

A hoax e-mail warning people that their PCs might contain a virus tricked an untold number of people into deleting a beneficial Windows application--and now they're scrambling to get it back. The ...

The worm's author claims to have written a fix, but Symantec says it doesn't undo file and registry changes made by the worm and is ineffective against variants The accused mastermind behind the Panda ...

A new malware strain has been discovered in the wild that combines features from four types of malware categories --ransomware, coinminers, botnets, and worms-- to create a dangerous cocktail that has ...

You've just discovered your Facebook account has been posting all kinds of weird, pornographic, or generally inappropriate content to your Wall and/or News Feed. Your friends are annoyed with all the ...

In sharp contrast to October’s barrage of critical patches, Microsoft last week had just one “important” fix for users in its scheduled round of security updates for November. But a new exploit that ...

Some of the companies that have been urging the public to protect against the Code Red Internet worm apparently failed to take the necessary precautions themselves. On Wednesday, a new variant of the ...