All of us know the importance of having adequate antivirus protection before venturing online. But how exactly does a virus work? What makes viruses differ from worms, and how has the ...

The third complication has to do with performance. Theoretically, a virus could attach itself to any executable program. On a modern computer, there may be hundreds or even thousands of potential ...

Computer viruses are mysterious and grab our attention. On the one hand, viruses show us how vulnerable we are. A properly engineered virus can have an amazing effect on the worldwide Internet. On the ...

(IDG) -- Virus: A self-replicating piece of computer code that can partially or fully attach itself to files or applications, and can cause your computer to do something you don't want it to do ...

Malicious code is hidden within legitimate software. Once it is downloaded to your computer disguised as a legitimate program its gets to work. How do Trojans work ...

A computer virus is a form of malicious software that piggybacks onto legitimate application code in order to spread and reproduce itself.

Antibiotics work by breaching a bacterium’s cell walls, which viruses don’t have, or disrupting its reproduction, which viruses do differently.

Viruses are complicated, and epidemics even more so, but if you understand the basics of how a virus works and spreads, the more complicated details will make sense.

Unlike viruses, worms do not have to attach themselves to a program in your computer, and may not damage files on an infected computer.

Antibiotics work by breaching a bacterium's cell walls, which viruses don't have, or disrupting its reproduction, which viruses do differently.