25th anniversary of the computer virus?  Not so fast
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Blog: While many people believe a 15-year old created the first computer virus in 1982, I'm not so quick to agree.
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Times must be getting tough for computer virus writers.
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Most users think their computer is safe from adware and spyware--but they're wrong.
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The next time you are in your bedroom with your PC plus Webcam switched on, don&#39;t think that your privacy is all intact. If you have a Webcam plugged into an infected computer, there is a possibility that
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Consider anti-reconnaissance tools Hurwitz &amp; Associates has been running an IT security campaign: "AVID: Anti-Virus Is Dead" for some time. The argument is based on the principle that blacklists of signaturesâsmall files that contain a unique string of bits, or the binary pattern, that identifies all or part of a virusâdo not, and cannot, provide adequate protection against viruses. This is because the signature files can only be written once a virus or other form of malicious software program has been identified. When a new malware program is discovered, the race is on to write a signature file for protecting against that virus. It's like putting a plaster on an open wound, rather than taking care not to get cut in the first place.â¦
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A vulnerability in Windows XP and other products means JPEG viruses may not remain just a hoary myth.
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Worms and viruses that pollute the Internet aren't new. What's new is the incredible magnitude of the problem and how it's growing.
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In the past, virus writers seeking fame and attention wrote their malicious programs to spread as quickly and broadly as possible, boasting to colleagues when they manage to cripple hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide in a matter of hours.
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For the past few years, viruses have attacked Microsoft&#39;s operating system, Web browser or e-mail programs seemingly on a weekly basis.
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Because Internet Explorer is one of the programs vulnerable to a newly discovered Windows image flaw, it is possible that someone could fall victim to a virus written to exploit it just by visiting a Web site that uses JPEG images.
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The virus, dubbed W64.Shruggle by Symantec, seems mainly to be an experiment to test the concept of a 64-bit infecter and is not actively spread, said Alfred Huger, senior director of security at Symantec.
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A survey conducted by internet service provider AOL found that 20 percent of home computers were infected by a virus or worm, and that various forms of snooping programs such
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When people try to describe what using technology was like this year, the word that will likely come to mind is &quot;pain.&quot; With viruses, worms, spyware, spam and phishing, running a computer -- especially
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The emergence of a new Internet virus targeting a Microsoft Windows security flaw could cause more damage than usual because the company's system for fixing the problem is so complex that many people will not bother to download it, security experts warned.
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2004 in review The year 2004 in internet security will probably be best remembered as the year the profit motive became a primary driver behind the creation of computer viruses.
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A VIRUS WRITER has decided that the wants to see the look on your face when you discover your computer is infected by his handiwork.
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Technique claims to be able to stop Internet worms within milliseconds of an outbreak.