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.

The worm _ called "Mydoom,' "Novarg' or "WORM_MIMAIL.R' _ was replicating itself so quickly that some corporate networks were clogged with infected traffic within hours of its appearance Monday ...

This worm can infect Microsoft Windows systems from thumb drives, network share drives, or directly across a corporate network if network servers are not protected by Microsoft’s MS08-067 patch.

The Conficker computer worm didn't turn out to be much of an April Fools' gag. The much-hyped malware didn't do catastrophic damage to the world's computers Wednesday as some had feared. However ...

Computer viruses first emerged on college campuses during the 1960s. At that time, it took months or years to spread. With the advent of email, viruses are now spreading faster than remedies to combat ...

Companies and individuals heeded this week's warning -- some may call it "hype" -- about a file-destroying computer worm known as "Kama Sutra," helping minimize its damage Friday, security experts ...

The Stuxnet computer worm used to sabotage the Iranian nuclear program was likely preceded by another sophisticated malware program called Fanny, which used some of the same exploits and spread ...

Computer security experts said yesterday that new appearances of "Bagle," the latest computer worm to circulate via the Internet, appear to be on the wane. Though early reports had some predicting ...

A computer worm named after teenage pop singer Avril Lavigne continued to spread Thursday, antivirus companies said.

The Conficker computer worm, a worldwide infection that could activate today, could be as harmless as April Fool's or as serious as robbery.

BERLIN - A child porn offender in Germany turned himself in to police after mistaking an e-mail he received from a computer worm for an official warning that he was under investigation ...