Computer Virus Archive

  • Zeus keylogger affects Firefox, Internet Explorer users doing online banking

    Zeus keylogger affects Firefox, Internet Explorer users doing online banking

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Ooh, this is a nasty one, isn't it? There's a computer virus out there called Zeus that targets users engaged in online banking. It affects users running Firefox and Internet Explorer—a fair chunk of all Internet users, then. As always, the best policy here is to keep your wits about you as you browse the Internet.

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  • Computer virus mucks up Russia-China border crossing

    Computer virus mucks up Russia-China border crossing

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    This isn't the best time to be a traveler. Europe is still fighting plumes of volcanic ash—FC Barcelona had to take a bus from Barcelona to Milan for tomorrow's game against Inter!—and now there's word that a computer virus has wrecked a Russia-China border crossing. Some 2,000 Russians visiting the Chinese city of Heihe found themselves stranded when the computer virus totally wrecked everything.

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  • Japanese P2P virus catches you downloading porn, demands money to clear your name

    Japanese P2P virus catches you downloading porn, demands money to clear your name

    Posted on April 15, 2010 | No Comments
    There's a pretty hilarious computer virus causing a bit of havoc in Japan right now. It affects users of the P2P program Winny (sorta like a Japanese version of Freenet, so says mighty Wikipedia), users who were looking for a strain of pornography known as hentai. I wouldn't recommend googling that word while at work, or while in the presence of other human beings unless you're prepared for a laugh followed by, "Um, what?"

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  • Strange CPU monitor is not a tumor

    Strange CPU monitor is not a tumor

    Posted on September 28, 2009 | No Comments
    No, it's not a physical manifestation of a computer virus. Made by Japanese artist Mio I-zawa, the mechanical tumor serves as the most biological CPU meter ever seen.

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  • What happens when artificial intelligence gets too advanced for its own good?

    What happens when artificial intelligence gets too advanced for its own good?

    Posted on July 26, 2009 | No Comments
    Imagine you're sitting at the dining table reading the latest Wrestling Observer, as you do from time to time. Nothing too crazy, just minding your own business. Then, suddenly—it's always suddenly—the microwave hops off the counter, wielding a knife, and comes charging after you. Oh, dear!

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  • McAfee’s list of dangerous search terms: lyrics, videos, games (oh my)

    McAfee’s list of dangerous search terms: lyrics, videos, games (oh my)

    Posted on May 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Here's a tip for you on this endless Friday: if you don't want a computer virus then don't search for lyrics. It turns out that the search term “lyrics” is a dangerous one, and carries a maximum risk percentage of 26.3 percent in McAfee's little danger-o-meter or whatever. That is to say 26 out of every 100 Web sites that pop up when you search for “lyrics” may contain viruses, browser exploits, a boatload of pop-ups, and other Internet nasties.

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