CNET News.com answers common questions regarding the SirCam worm, including what to do if you receive infected messages.

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 ...

Malware (malicious software) seems to be getting worse. No surprise since there’s big money in it as a recent article in the Wall Street Journal pointed out. Typical scams aim to scare unsophisticated ...

Do you suspect your computer might be infected with a virus? It might show obvious signs like sudden slowdowns or endless pop-ups, or it might silently spy on you in the background. While your first ...

My work computer is a 2019 Retina iMac (Intel). It has been used only by myself and my coworker, each with our own user accounts that are password protected. My account is the administrator. This was ...