On January 19, 1986, the world became aware of what is widely regarded as the first major computer virus to spread globally: Brain. While earlier experimental self-replicating programs had existed, ...

What would a brief history of the Internet be without a mention of the first computer virus? A virus is one member in the family of malware that includes the "bad uncles" of trojan horses, worms and ...

Rather than amateurs working out of their parents' basement, malware creators are often part of an underworld of criminal gang, or working directly for a foreign government or intelligence agency.