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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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- ...

A revised version of the Bugbear computer worm, given the top threat rating by anti-virus software firms, has been found to contain a long list of financial companies. “Bugbear.B” is derived from the ...

In cybersecurity, few words trigger more dread than ‘wormable’—a vulnerability that could be weaponized into a self-spreading worm. Now researchers at the University of Toronto have demonstrated ...

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