Years ago file viruses accounted for almost half of the computer viruses nationwide. Today they are on the decrease significantly and boot viruses are marching strong, now accounting for almost all of the computer infections. This has left quite a puzzle to solve and although many would like to shake...

The first computer virus came to the light about twenty five years ago. It infected the Apple II computers through the floppy discs and was named the Elk Cloner. It was also created by some high school kid in Pittsburgh. That virus was more irritating that devastating but it did set the trail for future...

In the world of cyber crime, people are really never sure who to trust anymore. They are afraid to open the simplest attachment, even if it is from someone that they know. People pretty much have to think twice or even three times before clicking anything including hyperlinks and opening a simple email....

Spoofing otherwise referred to as “forged” emails are a common cause of today’s computer virus surge. Typical of this is when you receive an email from someone that you are familiar with when in fact it really is not from that person or company at all. In other words, you get an email...

Viruses used to need a little help before they could get inside of your computer and virtually wipe it out. Today they do not need any help at all; viruses can get right into your computer all by themselves through instant messaging. Viruses past that originated from instant messaging have been able...

A few years ago the very first cell phone virus hit. It was no big deal and it did not carry out any malicious actions. A group of virus writers decided to give it a shot and see if it could be done then they forwarded it to the anti virus researchers and they began to work on the problem that is guaranteed...

There are so many different ways to get a virus on your computer. Compromising emails or attachments are the most common ways to get an unwanted virus on your computer but you can also get a virus from visiting certain types of websites or just browsing around. On the top of the list sits the pornographic...

Warnings are going out right and left about the interactive website, MySpace. Many viruses are being linked to this site and there are over a million daily users so this could potentially be a serious problem. It was only a matter of time before the hackers got to MySpace and seen what kind of damage...

When people hear about a new computer virus it definitely grabs their attention. No one likes to be left vulnerable and the thought of it makes most peoples skin crawl. The fact is that a properly designed and executed virus attack could almost shut down the world as we know it. When looking back on...

When a worm/virus gets into your computer, it heads right for your email address book so it can start spreading the virus to everyone in it. In turn, it does the same to all of your email address books contacts. Before you know it, we have a huge computer crisis. One trick that is supposed to take care...