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The model organism Caenorhabditis elegans may now be able to take a sick day. For the first time in nearly forty years of intense study, scientists have identified two new viruses that can infect the ...

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.

Dealing with the different worms/viruses that debuted over the past weeks – Blaster, Nachi and Sobig.F – tested our resources and preparation. To keep things from getting out of control the next time, ...

Anti-virus experts have identified new versions of three major e-mail worms and say that a “war” between rival virus writers may be to blame for the rash of outbreaks in recent weeks. New versions of ...

The multiple ways in which the Nimda worm is able to propagate makes it that much harder to defend against than other recent worms and viruses, security analysts said. But corporations that apply the ...