When we say that a PC or a phone has got a virus, is it the same as saying that it has a worm? No. Both are forms of malware but are very different from each other. Malware is a malicious software ...

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 ...

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 ...

A computer scientist at Washington University in St. Louis has developed technology to stop malicious software – malware – such as viruses and worms long before it even has a chance to reach computers ...

Referred to by a host of names including "Kama Sutra", "Grew", and "Blackworm", the "malware" virus has bored into countless computers worldwide and is reportedly ...

Computer users are being urged to kill a malicious 'old school' software worm poised to destroy their files. Referred to by a host of names including 'Kama Sutra', 'Grew', and 'Blackworm', the ...

A damaging new computer worm was spreading like wildfire across the Internet this morning, hitting both home users and business… A damaging new computer worm was spreading like wildfire across the ...

A new version of the Mydoom computer worm is spreading and is slowing the performance of Google and other Internet search engines. The SANS Internet Storm Centre in the US said the mass-mailing worm ...

A fast-spreading computer worm corrupted global computer networks yesterday causing some Irish firms to shut down their systems and delays for many computer users. The worm, which is called "Nimda" ...

Bharat Puri's half-a-million-dollar headache began precisely at 10:19 a.m. Tuesday. That was when the computers at Mr. Puri's company, Young & Rubicam Canada, registered the first instance of MSBlast, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...