The Evolution Of The Computer Virus

The computer virus, or just malware in general, is unique among computer programs because it evolves just like a real virus. It can change and mutate into stronger viruses that can cripple your computer and make you spend hundreds of dollars on malware software that may not even do anything….

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Gen. Hayden: Stuxnet virus “Not an act of war”

On “60 Minutes” Sunday night, correspondent Steve Kroft reported on the Stuxnet computer virus that infected and damaged the Iranian nuclear program two years ago. Monday, on “CBS This Morning,” Kroft said the virus “sits in between the operators in the plant and the machinery on the floor.” It was…

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Ex-CIA head: Stuxnet virus a “good idea”

(CBS News) Could the Stuxnet virus that sabotaged the Iranian nuclear program be used against the U.S. infrastructure or other high profile targets? A retired American general who was the head of the Central Intelligence Agency when Stuxnet would have been created calls the cyber weapon a “good idea,” but…

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NORIS computer system shut down over virus

It is a computer system that helps police officers get criminals off the streets. Friday, that system is down for the third day, affecting about 200 different agencies, including police departments, jails and courts all over northwest Ohio. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View…

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Experts say Iran has “neutralized” Stuxnet virus

(Reuters) – Iranian engineers have succeeded in neutralizing and purging the computer virus known as Stuxnet from their country’s nuclear machinery, European and U.S. officials and private experts have told Reuters. The malicious code, whose precise origin and authorship remain unconfirmed, made its way as early as 2009 into equipment…

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