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.

An ominous computer worm today could cause major network outages, siphon personal information from millions and attack government networks. It also could do nothing at all. The worm, known as ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A computer worm is a form of malware that, once it has infected a computer, continues to replicate itself on the infected computer as well as ...

On the Internet's 40th anniversary, Symantec lists the worst cyber threats. Sept. 3, 2009 — -- This fall marks the 40th birthday of the Internet, and to celebrate it, Symantec, the manufacturer ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - In the already weird world of computer viruses, it's kind of fitting that we computer users could get a joke played on us come April first. You may have already heard of the ...

our ability to protect the Net. the heart of the Internet were affected Saturday by what experts are calling the worst worm since Code Red in 2001. A worm that attacks Microsoft's database software ...

A year after a glitch at cybersecurity company CrowdStrike triggered a global computer outage affecting millions of computers ...

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-virus ...

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 ...

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.

The Zafi.B worm has wriggled its way into the computers of valley Internet users.Its pretty detrimental, said Chris Dobbins, lead technical support for the nonprofit Roaring Fork Internet Users Group, ...

Two new "worm" viruses working their way through the Internet are politically motivated, anti-virus experts say. One worm, called Mawanella (the name of a Muslim village in Sri Lanka), is believed to ...