Users of Microsoft computer products are being urged to take precautions to ensure their PCs do not fall victim to the latest computer worm, which may damage unprotected computers anytime from ...

A new version of the Mydoom computer worm is spreading and is slowing the performance of Google and other Internet search engines. The SANS Internet Storm Centre in the US said the mass-mailing worm ...

Don't be alarmed when your computer shuts down and reboots for no apparent reason, experts say. Your computer may be infected with the latest worm, named Sasser, which may be inconvenient but seems to ...

A fast-spreading computer worm corrupted global computer networks yesterday causing some Irish firms to shut down their systems and delays for many computer users. The worm, which is called "Nimda" ...

Iran’s first nuclear power plant has been attacked by a sophisticated computer worm designed to disrupt power grids and other industrial facilities using SCADA systems. The worm, however, hasn’t ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

You surely have some idea how a computer virus works, though you may not know the details. Somehow it weasels its way into your computer, and then the computer slows way down…or it starts making ...

SAN FRANCISCO - A new "worm" software program that purports to rid computers of malicious viruses actually leaves the viruses intact and chews up files instead, security experts said Friday. The worm, ...

Computer users have been warned that a worm dubbed "my party" has slithered into China but the original source has been decoded. The worm -- a computer program that propagates itself over a network -- ...