A computer worm is a type of malware that, once it infects a machine, can automatically copy and extend itself to connected devices.

How does this computer worm work? Morris II is a "zero-click" worm that infects Generative AI (GenAI) systems without requiring user interaction.

Code Red is the most infamous computer worm since the first worm, created in 1988, which took down most of the fledgling Internet.

This being the 40th anniversary of the Internet, Symantec, the manufacturer of computer-security software, has published a list of the top computer worms, viruses, trojan horses, and hoaxes in ...

Yet perhaps computer viruses have proven to be deadly in the past? What if the virus or worm or trojan resulted in computer errors and those infected systems malfunctioned and caused deaths?

The worm _ called "Mydoom,' "Novarg' or "WORM_MIMAIL.R' _ was replicating itself so quickly that some corporate networks were clogged with infected traffic within hours of its appearance Monday ...

A computer worm named after teenage pop singer Avril Lavigne continued to spread Thursday, antivirus companies said.

Companies and individuals heeded this week's warning -- some may call it "hype" -- about a file-destroying computer worm known as "Kama Sutra," helping minimize its damage Friday, security experts ...

The Conficker computer worm, a worldwide infection that could activate today, could be as harmless as April Fool's or as serious as robbery. The worm that already has wiggled into unprotected ...

OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Revenue's computer network fell victim to an Internet worm this week. The statewide system has been down since Monday morning but no confidential taxpayer data ...

Blaster takes advantage of a known vulnerability in a Windows component that handles messages sent using the RPC protocol.