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 proportion of email messages infected with a computer virus increased by over 80 per cent in 2002. Experts blame the surge on a new trend involving email address forgery, which is designed to ...

One of the most infamous computer viruses of all time was created and sent out on February 11, 2001. Dutch 20-year-old Jan de Wit created the email virus as a hard-to-resist attachment. The virus was ...

Imagine if the most annoying parts of the internet—spam emails, viruses, things that exist to steal your identity—were real people. Real people trying to get into your house. Ugh, no. Things could get ...