There are companies that specialize in reverse-engineering popular desktop antivirus products from countries where their clients have an interest, he said via email.

“Antivirus companies scrambled to protect their customers against a new computer virus, dubbed ‘Goner,’ which surfaced Tuesday, deleting system files and clogging networks across the globe,” says a ...

Antivirus company F-Secure is warning mobile phone users about a new malicious software program that infects phones that use the Symbian Series 60 operating system, preventing the phones from ...

The Russian company is one of the most popular antivirus software makers, boasting 400 million users and 270,000 corporate clients.

On Monday, antivirus companies warned of another virulent new version of the Bagle e-mail worm, dubbed Bagle.AG.The new Bagle version was first detected Saturday and is very similar to earlier ...

Sadly, unlike the rumors of antivirus companies distributing viruses, this rumor is very true. Ira Winkler is president of Internet Security Advisors Group and author of the book Spies Among Us.

Antivirus software makes Greg Shipley so mad he has to laugh. “The relationship between signature-based antivirus companies and the virus writers is almost comical. One releases something and ...

Good antivirus and antimalware software exists, and I've seen it in action numerous times in my years as a technician and administrator. You probably have, too -- and I suspect Ormandy has as well.