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 ...

Malware infected Jones888’s computer, and important files are no longer accessible. How can Jones get them back? A malicious program infects your PC and makes your documents and other important files ...

Researchers have found sneaky encoded malware targeting WordPress and Joomla sites that pretends to be ionCube files. Security researchers are warning WordPress and Joomla admins of a sneaky new ...

A computer virus called Sircam is using some clever tricks to spread itself and potentially sensitive files around the net. The virus strikes PCs running Windows, plunders address books for new places ...

A virus, worm, and Trojan are three types of malware that can be dangerous to devices and data. While a virus replicates itself through legitimate files, a worm exploits security vulnerabilities to ...

File Restore is a fake hard drive diagnostic program from the Rogue.FakeHDD family of scareware programs. This family of computer infections pretends to be a hard drive diagnostic and repair program ...

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 ...

Q: Occasionally I get warning that a file is infected with a virus, and I think it might not be. Is there a way to determine if it is truly infected? A: No anti-virus program is perfect; they either ...

Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): The VTzilla Firefox extension adds a Scan with VirusTotal option to Firefox's right-click context menu and file download dialog that allows you to scan any file for a ...

Windows only: Previously mentioned VirusTotal Uploader automatically uploads any file to online virus scanner VirusTotal, scanning it for viruses with 41 different popular antivirus applications—and ...