Realizing that your computer is infected with a virus can be a heart-stopping moment, but there's no need to panic. Viruses or other malware can have a devastating effect on your PC, slowing its ...

You’ve heard the term, but what does it actually mean? Learn from our expert how these self-replicating programs sneak in, spread, and slow your system down, plus what you need to know to stay ahead.

A computer virus is a type of malware that can replicate itself on your computer and spread to other devices.

Every time I've had the pleasure of troubleshooting a slow computer, I've discovered that viruses were sapping the PC's performance—and that's included my own. However, you don't have to start pricing ...

Norton 360 is Norton's all-in-one virus protection for devices such as PCs, phones, and tablets. It prevents hackers and ...

The internet has been abuzz with fears that a 10.10.10 – for 10 October 2010 – computer virus will be unleashed that day, prompting experts to warn users to exercise care. The date, which falls on ...

The most dangerous computer virus now arrives on WhatsApp: just open a message and your mobile phone is infected. How? By exploiting the basic settings of the app, which by default automatically ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

I'm on the hunt for a microbial saviour – a type of virus that can treat infections rather than cause them. We all know the viral bad guys – Covid, flu, norovirus, herpes, chicken pox, measles… the ...