"infected" with a computer virus, a metaphor derived from biological viruses. Computer viruses generally require a host program. The virus writes its own...

compilation of a unified list of computer viruses is made difficult because of naming. To aid the fight against computer viruses and other types of malicious...

This timeline of computer viruses and worms presents a chronological timeline of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware...

computer virus that was released in its first form on 19 January 1986, and is considered to be the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer...

The man behind the first major computer virus pandemic". Computer Weekly. The Love Bug - A Retrospect ILOVEYOU Virus Lessons Learned Report, Army Forces...

Outlook-based systems and created considerable network traffic. The virus infects computers via email; the email is titled "Important Message From," followed...

also known as Chernobyl or Spacefiller, is a Microsoft Windows 9x computer virus that first emerged in 1998. Its payload is highly destructive to vulnerable...

unauthorized access to the affected computer. Ransomware attacks are often carried out using a Trojan. Unlike computer viruses and worms, Trojans generally do...

a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware. Antivirus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses, hence...

more computers in a short time. Worms almost always cause at least some harm to the network, even if only by consuming bandwidth, whereas viruses almost...