Be wary of emails with a sense of urgency and instead of clicking on links without a second thought, hover over them with ...

Yes, Macs can get viruses, and they always could. The idea that they can’t comes from a time when most malware was aimed at ...

Each option does something slightly different to get rid of a virus on your computer Part of the process of learning how to get rid of a virus on your computer is understanding the three options an ...

The Portage County Sheriff's Office is warning of reports it has received of a "Microsoft virus" that cost two seniors a ...

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 ...

Similarly, viruses can infect your computer when you visit fraudulent websites. Sometimes you can inadvertently install a virus from an infected external drive, such as a USB flash drive.

Observing computer performance, especially if it slows down, is one of the first tell-tale signs. Malicious code typically hijacks computing power and may lead to unbearably slow performance.

Setting up backup is something you must do proactively, before your computer crashes or becomes infected.Don’t forget about smartphones and tablets: Though cell phones and tablets these days can ...

At this point, I connected the suspect computer to my LAN and downloaded the latest MBAM updates which included an update to the software itself, from version 1.31 to 1.32.

A new e-mail virus written to take advantage of Microsoft Corp.’s Outlook software is circulating among users today, preying upon people’s attraction to tennis star and model Anna Kournikova.

CSX Corp., the third-largest U.S. railroad, on Wednesday reported a computer virus slowed or halted service on its 23,000-mile eastern U.S. network, causing delays averaging six to 10 hours.