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

Roundworms, also known as nematodes, are a leading cause of parasitic infection worldwide, causing painful swelling, severe abdominal pain and even blindness. Now, scientists say that viruses carried ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), have received reports of recent spam e-mails spreading the Storm Worm malicious software, known as malware.

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perspective The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, as part of the Common Malware Enumeration initiative, is about to roll out a plan that will organize the identification of various worms and ...

The model organism Caenorhabditis elegans may now be able to take a sick day. For the first time in nearly forty years of intense study, scientists have identified two new viruses that can infect the ...

Computer security technologists are racing to find ways to block ever-more complex computer worms and viruses that burrow into computers -- usually via e-mail -- and wreak havoc on network systems.

Antivirus companies have long cautioned users against opening unexpected e-mail attachments or attachments sent by strangers, but thanks to a new e-mail worm spreading this week, antivirus companies ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Despite the initial dire warnings about this week's "Goner" worm, the economic pain from the virus should turn out to be minimal, an expert said Thursday. When Goner first appeared on ...

Antivirus companies have long cautioned users against opening unexpected e-mail attachments or attachments sent by strangers, but because of a new e-mail worm spreading this week, antivirus companies ...