What is an email virus? An email virus consists of malicious code distributed in email messages to infect one or more devices. This malicious code can be activated in numerous ways: when the email ...

The latest variant of a six-month old virus called Mimail appears to be being used as a double-pronged spammer’s tool, says a victim of the attack, the anti-spam company Spamhaus. The virus is both ...

What is a macro virus? A macro virus is a computer virus written in the same macro language used to create software programs such as Microsoft Excel or Word. It centers on software applications and ...

Humans and other animals used to be the only ones who had to worry about contracting viruses. But in this digital, global and Internet-driven world, inanimate objects like computers are also at risk.