A new virus carried by programs embedded in Adobe's PDF file format files raises concerns that the format itself could become susceptible to viruses. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

A hoax e-mail warning people that their PCs may contain a virus called sulfnbk.exe tricks its victims into trashing a harmless, and potentially helpful, Windows utility. The e-mail, which was ...

Third-party programs are widely used on Windows and other operating systems. But how can you tell if a program is safe to install or not? How can you be so sure that the program file you are going to ...

When it’s time to upgrade to a new computer, the excitement can be overshadowed by the concern of transferring existing data without bringing along any unwanted viruses or malware. Philip from Troy, ...

"Our concern is more for what might be coming," says Vincent Gullotto, head antivirus researcher at McAfee Security, which produces top-selling antivirus software. "Potentially no file type could be ...

New malware posing as a movie file from torrent website The Pirate Bay (TPB) can manipulate web pages and replace Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) addresses, computing magazine Bleeping Computer reported ...