Chinese researchers have shown that AI models have the capacity to act like aggressive and adaptive computer viruses.

A computer worm is a type of malware whose primary function is to self-replicate and infect other computers while remaining active on infected systems. A computer worm duplicates itself to spread to ...

What happens when you use AI to create a self-replicating computer worm? A group of researchers did just that, developing a prototype AI-driven worm that could adapt and infect a network of Windows- ...

The first computer worm to eavesdrop on network traffic after it infects a computer has been discovered by security experts. The SDBot.UJ scans passing traffic on a network-linked machine for ...

Computer worms operating in tandem with free AI chatbots are a "new class of cyberthreat", security experts have warned. Worms are a type of malware that self-replicate and spread across computer ...

A computer worm designed to undo some of the damage caused by MyDoom continues to spread quickly, experts warned on Thursday. Netsky.b, first spotted on Wednesday, is a variant of another worm ...

Thomas Mulligan investigates the devastating impact and lasting legacy of MyDoom, the fastest-spreading 2004 computer worm in ...

A computer virus is a type of malware that attaches itself to a program or file. A virus can replicate and spread across an infected system and it often propagates to other systems, much like a ...

The Stuxnet computer worm that was used to sabotage the Iranian nuclear program was likely preceded by another sophisticated malware program that used some of the same exploits and spread through USB ...

An e-mail worm with a Sept. 11 theme has been discovered on computer systems in Europe, according to a statement from F-Secure Corp. and other security companies. The worm, called W32/Chet-A or “Chet, ...