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Viruses

July 2024

  • The antivirus software produced by Russia's Kaspersky Lab

    Australia ‘monitoring’ US ban on Russian antivirus software but no plans yet to follow suit

    Kaspersky, Moscow-based company deemed security risk in US, has been dropped from Australian consumer watchdog website partner list

May 2023

  • Photograph: Sean Gladwell/Getty Images

    The Audio Long Read
    On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer in the world – podcast

    Bulgaria in the 1980s became known as the ‘virus factory’, where hundreds of malicious computer programs were unleashed to wreak havoc. But who was writing them, and why?
  • Masked Hacktivist Organizes malware Virus Attack on Global Scale. Hacker in Underground Secret Location Surrounded by Displays and Cables.

    Book of the day
    Fancy Bear Goes Phishing by Scott Shapiro review – a gripping study of five extraordinary hacks

    A professor of law who’s a computer geek carves an undaunted path through the conceptual and technical undergrowth in this illuminating tour of cyberspace’s dark side
  • Skull icon on monitor screenClose up of skull icon on monitor screen

    The long read
    On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer in the world

    The long read: Bulgaria in the 1980s became known as the ‘virus factory’, where hundreds of malicious computer programs were unleashed to wreak havoc. But who was writing them, and why?

February 2022

  • PrivatBank logo on screen

    Russia unleashed data-wiper malware on Ukraine, say cyber experts

    UK government and banks on alert for new form of electronic attack said to have affected hundreds of machines

November 2021

  • The McAfee logo on its website

    Consumer champions
    Anti-virus firm McAfee seems to be sending junk emails

    I received a flood of renewal demands and unsubscribing doesn’t work

June 2021

  • FILE PHOTO: John McAfee smokes a cigarette before taking a taxi at the Marina Hemingway in Havana<br>FILE PHOTO: John McAfee, co-founder of McAfee Crypto Team and CEO of Luxcore and founder of McAfee Antivirus, smokes a cigarette before taking a taxi at the Marina Hemingway in Havana, Cuba, July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo

    John McAfee obituary

    Controversial antivirus software pioneer who entered US politics and became a fugitive from justice

March 2021

  • Tim Adams

    Notebook
    Why I kept my counsel on Meghan and Harry

    Tim Adams
    George Smiley would not have expressed an opinion on the Sussexes and he would have been right

September 2020

  • Nina Wedderburn was known and loved for her integrity and directness

    Other lives
    Nina Wedderburn obituary

    Other lives: Authority on how viruses affect the immune system

July 2019

  • simulated malware image

    Ask Jack
    How do I remove malware from my Windows laptop?

    Don’s laptop is infected with malware and he’d like a clean machine, what’s the best way?

June 2019

  • Hackers use social engineering to gain access

    How hackers can permanently lock you out of your accounts

    Dylan Curran
    Some hackers use malicious code, but most just hide in plain sight. It can be devastatingly effective

April 2019

  • Do you trust the USB device you’re about to plug into your computer?

    Ask Jack
    How do I stop old USB drives from infecting my new Windows PC?

    Jason wants to protect his new high-end laptop from viruses but needs data on old SD cards

June 2018

  • a computer chip

    Rise of the machines: has technology evolved beyond our control?

    Technology is starting to behave in intelligent and unpredictable ways that even its creators don’t understand. As machines increasingly shape global events, how can we regain control?

December 2017

  • Dennis Bidwell, seated, with Alister Voller, standing, in China in 1978 demonstrating the Elisa microplate

    Other lives
    Dennis Bidwell obituary

    Other lives: Immunologist who played an important role in the development of the Elisa diagnostic tool

October 2017

  • A still from the film Donnie Darko directed by Richard Kelly

    Bad Rabbit: Game of Thrones-referencing ransomware hits Europe

    NotPetya-style malware infects Kiev’s metro system, Odessa airport and Russian media, demanding bitcoin for decryption key

July 2017

  • Bitcoins As The Digital Currency Climbed To Highest Levels Since Early November<br>A single Bitcoin stands in front of a collection of Bitcoins in this arranged photograph in Danbury, U.K., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. Bitcoin, the digital currency, climbed on Wednesday to hit its highest levels since early November, amid fresh speculation that the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto -- the virtual currency’s creator -- may have finally been revealed. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    Hackers who targeted Ukraine clean out bitcoin ransom wallet

    ‘NotPetya’ ransomware creators move £8,000 in bitcoin, leaving observers uncertain over the attack’s motive

May 2017

  • An electronic board shows the stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo.

    Cybersecurity stocks boom after ransomware attack

    Companies see share prices rise sharply amid expected increase in spending on IT security after WannaCry hack

April 2017

  • Emmanuel Macron campaigning near Paris

    Hackers have targeted election campaign of Macron, says cyber firm

  • Windows has changed, as has the threat landscape. A third-party anti-virus program may no longer be necessary.

    Ask Jack
    How should I protect my Windows PC from malware and viruses?

January 2017

  • Y2K bug illustration

    Chips with Everything
    Cascade failure: an inside look at the Y2K bug - tech podcast

    On 31 December 1999, the unknowns of Y2K - or, the millennium bug - made for an uncertain New Years Eve. This week, we explore the plausibility of a mass technology failure with Martyn Thomas CBE., IT professor at Gresham College
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