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 ...

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.

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 ...

In this article, we will lay out the key differences between a computer worm and a virus.

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

Computer viruses are infecting worms in the wild to create a new breed of hybrid malware, according to security research firm BitDefender.

A computer worm designed to expire within a week has caught the attention of computer experts who fear it may be a prototype for a much nastier specimen. The worm – called Bagle A – spreads as ...

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 ...