In this article, we will lay out the key differences between a computer worm and a virus.

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.

In this article, we will lay out the key differences between a computer worm and a virus.

This being the 40th anniversary of the Internet, Symantec, the manufacturer of computer-security software, has published a list of the top computer worms, viruses, trojan horses, and hoaxes in ...

People are aware of the dangers computer viruses pose, but computer users need to be aware of another growing threat called a worm.

A computer worm is a type of malware that, once it infects a machine, can automatically copy and extend itself to connected devices.

If the worm is in an outgoing e-mail, it must, of course, also be removed from the infected computer. Cleaning up after a worm or virus is relatively straightforward.

Computer worms have tried all sorts of ploys for tricking users into activating them, but the latest is particularly sneaky--it masquerades as a virus warning from Symantec, a well-known anti ...

Computer viruses are infecting worms in the wild to create a new breed of hybrid malware, according to security research firm BitDefender.

Computer worms have tried all sorts of ploys for tricking users into activating them, but the latest is particularly sneaky--it masquerades as a virus warning from Symantec, a well-known anti ...