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 ...

Antivirus companies have long cautioned users against opening unexpected e-mail attachments or attachments sent by strangers, but thanks to a new e-mail worm spreading this week, antivirus companies ...

Antivirus companies have long cautioned users against opening unexpected e-mail attachments or attachments sent by strangers, but because of a new e-mail worm spreading this week, antivirus companies ...

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. Its ...

There’s another kind of malicious software called a worm, and it’s easy to get worms and viruses mixed up, as they both replicate themselves. The difference is that a virus only runs when launched ...

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 ...

Recent e-mail worms have overloaded older ethernet networks on campus, slowing Internet access and frustrating students living in residence halls. Variants of Mydoom and similar e-mail worms have been ...

Believed to be the first virus released into the wild, the Elk Cloner reflected the camp spirit of the frontier days of computing in the early '80s. It was written by 15-year-old prankster Rich ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Despite the initial dire warnings about this week's "Goner" worm, the economic pain from the virus should turn out to be minimal, an expert said Thursday. When Goner first appeared on ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers have begun exploiting the newly identified "Shellshock" computer bug, using fast-moving worm viruses to scan for vulnerable systems and then infect them, researchers warned ...