Latest Computer virus Stories

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --PandaLabs, Panda Security's anti-malware laboratory, today published its Quarterly Report, analyzing the IT security events and incidents from July through September 2011. Despite much of this timeframe being a holiday period for many countries, the creation of new malware did not slow down. In the third quarter of 2011 alone, five million new malware samples were created. In addition, Trojans set a record for becoming the preferred category for...

MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer users at home and at work can feel more comfortable knowing that anti-virus products certified by ICSA Labs can protect users from a broader set of malware. ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, is now testing products in its Anti-Virus program against virus samples from not only the WildList (a database of real-world viruses considered harmful to PC users) but also the Extended WildList, which consists of additional...

U.S. security firm Symantec warned this week that a new virus called "Duqu" is believed to have preyed on Iran's nuclear program. The security firm said the new virus is similar to Stuxnet but is designed to gather intelligence for future attacks on industrial control systems. The Duqu received its name because it creates files with the file name prefix "DQ". "The threat was written by the same authors (or those that have access to the Stuxnet source code) and appears to have been...

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have turned a benign virus into an engineering tool for assembling structures that mimic collagen, one of the most important structural proteins in nature. The process they developed could eventually be used to manufacture materials with tunable optical, biomedical and mechanical properties. The researchers, led by Seung-Wuk Lee, UC Berkeley associate professor of bioengineering and faculty scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National...

Contrary to reports published earlier this month, the Air Force issued a statement Wednesday insisting that the malware that had been detected on unmanned drones at a Nevada base posed "no threat" to the aircrafts' operational status. In a media advisory dated October 12, Air Force personnel said that the virus, which was first detected on September 15, was not a keylogger as originally reported, but "a credential stealer...found routinely on computer networks" and was "more of a nuisance...

The German government is spying on computer users in its country with a trojan horse program without their consent, a German hacker group claims. The Chaos Computer Club (CCC), claims on its website that it has obtained and analyzed software that is ostensibly a “lawful interception” program designed to legally listen in on internet-based phone calls as part of a legal wiretap. Its capabilities, the group says, go beyond legally acceptable bounds, MSNBC is reporting. The program is...

U.S. military drones have been infected by a computer virus that logs their pilots' keystrokes while they fly missions over other countries, including Afghanistan, Wired revealed in an exclusive report on Friday afternoon. According to a report by Noah Shachtman, the virus, which affects the Predator and Reaper drones, was first detected by Host-Based Security System at Nevada's Creech Air Force Base approximately two weeks ago. The malware has not prevented missions from continuing as...

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- zvelo, Inc. has reached 90 OEMs for its zveloDB(TM) - URL Database offering. These OEMs have integrated the zveloDB into various applications, including web content filtering offerings, SMB and enterprise network security solutions, desktop and mobile endpoint security/anti-virus software, parental controls products, reputation services, advertising inventory vetting and ad unit placement technologies, analytics tools and more. "Due to...

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- From instantaneous Facebook updates to cataloging your photos to allowing users to easily work from home, the personal computer has enriched modern-day life with an emphasis on convenience. But there can be downsides, too. For instance, when the hard drive crashes, there's no IT department to help you recover everything you've just lost. Not merely inconvenient, computer repair companies can be downright pricey and that's what's making...

Biologists have described only a few thousand different viruses so far, but a new study reveals a vast world of unseen viral diversity that exists right under our noses. A paper to be published Tuesday, October 4 in the online journal mBio® explores ordinary raw sewage and finds that it is home to thousands of novel, undiscovered viruses, some of which could relate to human health. Viruses are everywhere: every moment of every day, humans are exposed to viruses on surfaces, in foods, and...