Once activated, the virus sends copies ... If the infected PC uses the European date format (day/month/year), for example, there is a 1-in-20 chance that the worm will delete all files and folders ...

First, the default Web page that the PC’s Web browser is set to visit upon launch is changed to a fake Symantec virus information page. The worm then sends itself to everyone in the infected PC ...

But because, as CNET-TV Senior Editor Natali Del Conte explained on The Early Show Tuesday, it's when the "Conficker" computer worm is expected ... and run regular anti-virus scans: It won't ...

PC Magazine reviewed EZ Armor and found plenty ... When the cable networks start blaring about the next virus or worm, you can confidently turn the channel.

The author of the vigilante worm -- known by various names, including Nachi -- is anonymous. “There’s a little bit of good Samaritan in them,” said virus researcher Craig Schmugar of Network ...

You’ve heard the term, but what does it actually mean? Learn from our expert how these self-replicating programs sneak in, ...

Dubbed W32/Sobig, the mass-mailing worm has claimed the No. 2 slot ... shared hard drives on the network to which the PC is attached. The virus will e-mail itself to the e-mail addresses found ...

SirCam is a sophisticated worm that will infect files shared ... It's better to start with your PC clean and free of virus problems. Often the antivirus program can be set to scan each time ...

Because of its very smart stealth and anti-anti-virus technic ... will never come into your PC. NOTE: Because this tool acts as a fake Klez to fool the real worm,some AV monitor maybe cry when ...

Most important is Windows XP’s default-on Windows Firewall: A worm ... Anti-Virus 2008 to Home Server Security 2009, in versions dating to 2006–scans a poisoned compressed file, your PC ...

Tim Moynihan and Mark Sullivan post up in the studio for the post-April Fool’s Day edition of the PC World Podcast. First on their list of discussion topics is the elusive Conficker Worm.

Referring to the 2007 Samy worm, Twitter notes that “MySpace filed a lawsuit against the virus creator which resulted ... PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you ...