A new virus carried by programs embedded in Adobe's PDF file format files raises concerns that the format itself could become susceptible to viruses. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

Malware infected Jones888’s computer, and important files are no longer accessible. How can Jones get them back? A malicious program infects your PC and makes your documents and other important files ...

When it’s time to upgrade to a new computer, the excitement can be overshadowed by the concern of transferring existing data without bringing along any unwanted viruses or malware. Philip from Troy, ...

It’s always a good idea to back up your computer files. But now, it’s a great idea. An especially nasty form of ransomware — known as CryptoLocker — was recently discovered, and it puts computer users ...

Recently, our anti-virus laboratory discovered an interesting new modification of a file virus known as Expiro which targets 64-bit files for infection. File-infecting viruses are well known and have ...

A computer virus called Sircam is using some clever tricks to spread itself and potentially sensitive files around the net. The virus strikes PCs running Windows, plunders address books for new places ...

A virus, worm, and Trojan are three types of malware that can be dangerous to devices and data. While a virus replicates itself through legitimate files, a worm exploits security vulnerabilities to ...

Researchers have found sneaky encoded malware targeting WordPress and Joomla sites that pretends to be ionCube files. Security researchers are warning WordPress and Joomla admins of a sneaky new ...

File Restore is a fake hard drive diagnostic program from the Rogue.FakeHDD family of scareware programs. This family of computer infections pretends to be a hard drive diagnostic and repair program ...

A Japanese man named Masato Nakatsuji has been arrested and accused of writing a computer virus that replaces all the files on a person's computer with home-made manga images of squid, octopuses and ...