Read more computer virus stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5549/computer-virus.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:24:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73663/your-pc-may-be-rife-with-kid-porn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPedophiles troll the darkest corners of the Internet for abhorrent images—images that PC viruses let them download, store, and access on your computer until the police come knocking on your door. Lives and reputations are being ruined as unwitting users take the fall for images they were unaware of,...http://www.newser.com/story/73663/your-pc-may-be-rife-with-kid-porn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 7:25:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72969/twitter-overflows-with-malware.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwitter is the perfect malware delivery system, enabling cybercriminals to lure users with a quick tweet on a hot topic and a shortened URL that hides a shady website’s identity. One in 500 URLs posted on Twitter links to live malware, says Kaspersky international, which make a program that searches...http://www.newser.com/story/72969/twitter-overflows-with-malware.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 15:35:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71991/virus-scareware-scams-millions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlarming warnings that internet surfers' computers are being invaded by a devastating virus are almost always scams used to either hack into computers or rip off consumers for phony protective software. More than 40 million people have fallen victim to the "scareware" scam in the past year. Experts have identified...http://www.newser.com/story/71991/virus-scareware-scams-millions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 5:07:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70753/microsofts-free-antivirus-software-actually-works.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWant a great, free antivirus program from a big software brand? OK, it’s from Microsoft, and … wait! Come back! Believe it or not, Microsoft’s new Security Essentials software is pretty darn good. AV-Test.org ran it through a bevy of tests and found the freebie performed admirably. In its...http://www.newser.com/story/70753/microsofts-free-antivirus-software-actually-works.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 13:00:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69890/new-trojan-horse-virus-stalks-online-banking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA complex new Trojan horse virus called Clampi is stealing online banking log-in codes from infected computers and broadcasting them to hackers who can then empty the victim's bank account, reports the Times of London. The virus spreads via websites laced with the malicious code, including banks, credit card companies,...http://www.newser.com/story/69890/new-trojan-horse-virus-stalks-online-banking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 4:43:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67711/jessica-biel-is-most-dangerous-celeb-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJessica Biel is the most dangerous celebrity on the web, says a security tech firm. McAfee reported that searches for the 27-year-old actress are more likely to lead to online threats such as spyware and viruses than searches for any other celebrity. Fans searching for the actress have a one-in-five...http://www.newser.com/story/67711/jessica-biel-is-most-dangerous-celeb-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 10:01:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65586/every-iphone-in-the-world-at-risk-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe iPhone’s text-messaging system has a dangerous flaw that hackers could exploit to take control of your phone, researchers say. They’ll reveal the trouble at a conference tomorrow, Forbes reports. So if you get a text with a “single square character,” turn off your phone right away—it could mean...http://www.newser.com/story/65586/every-iphone-in-the-world-at-risk-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 13:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65415/conficker-worms-still-out-there-doing-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn April Fools information apocalypse did not occur, but the widespread Conficker virus that caused so much fear of is still out there, CNN reports. Experts are puzzled over the lack of an attack, but the sheer size of the Conficker infection—5 million computers—yields a clue. “The more...http://www.newser.com/story/65415/conficker-worms-still-out-there-doing-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 15:56:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65305/experts-fear-robots-will-outsmart-humans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Predator drones bombing villages and robots plugging themselves in, is Hal from 2 001: A Space Odyssey around the corner? Leading researchers met recently in Monterery Bay, Calif., to address such fears. Runaway superintelligence seems unlikely, they concluded, but speech synthesis technology could aid data-hunting crooks, and autonomous robotic...http://www.newser.com/story/65305/experts-fear-robots-will-outsmart-humans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 19:37:00 CDT