Some computer viruses wreck your computer from behind the scenes. You only know they're there because your computer starts acting weird or your files get wiped out. And sometimes you can tell you ...

Staying healthy is a lot like medieval warfare. Cells vs viruses. There are cells defending their castles and viruses trying to break through. If a sneaky virus manages to attack a cell, the cell ...

The app uses computer animation to illustrate the life cycle of a virus as it invades a cell. "Small viruses appear, latch on to the cell, and inject their DNA.

When we think about computer viruses, one tends to think about Windows or perhaps cross-platform malware that comes from visiting questionable websites. But truth be told, computer viruses have a ...

Let the virus talk to the world—perhaps as a ubiquitous animation. Its tendency to mutate as its hosts try different immunity options against it is killing us.

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.

But growing viruses is labor-intensive and sometimes risky. Now scientists are using newer and faster technologies to create different types of vaccines against COVID-19.

Generally speaking, modern computer viruses have one purpose: Making money for some nefarious actor, whether it’s by turning infected machines into link-clicking bots or demanding a ransom to ...

With some basic knowledge, you can prevent most viruses and hackers from having a chance at infecting your computer.