you may still want to check a specific file or folder manually to ensure they're free of viruses or anything harmful to your ...

Malware and viruses ... for example, you'll be greeted with a warning message: Likewise, .py and .sh scripts must be run by a user. If you run these files on your computer without knowing what ...

Some of the more widespread examples such as CryptoLocker even include a count down timer which claims if you don't pay them $300 in 72 hours they will delete the key file so that your data is ...

Symantec Corp. has captured an example ... virus written by the same author of at least six other virus “firsts,” Symantec said. The virus infects Windows Portable Executable files, including ...

A computer virus is ... to always make backups of your files, so that if need be you can recover from a known safe state rather than attempting to extricate virus code from your boot record ...

If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ... Although this particular example is a hoax, PowerPoint presentations can contain viruses, so prudent computer users should ...

A new computer virus is the first ever to infect picture files, an anti-virus firm reported Thursday, making sharing family photos on the Internet a potentially dangerous activity. The virus ...

A computer virus that targets the popular file-sharing program Winny isn't the most destructive ... than hit songs that have Winny back in the spotlight. Japan Airlines, for example, discovered last ...

Q: Occasionally I get warning that a file is infected with a virus ... Another method is to have your PC scanned by an on-line anti-virus site. An example of this is Trend Micro’s Housecall ...

E-mails warning UAE computer users of a new virus which ... The 'save file in' destination folder is the windows directory and command subdirectory. For example C:/win98/command.

Claim: The Windows file SULFNBK.EXE should be deleted because it masks a dormant virus. DO NOT RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE. McAFEE and NORTON CANNOT DETECT IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT BECOME A ...