Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses — the malicious programs better known for swiping your credit card numbers. In this twist, it's your reputation that's stolen.

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Although the virus didn't cause serious damage, it displayed the phone number of the brothers' computer shop for repairs. 'It was some dumb little practical joke.' ...

Viruses have been known to cause system changes that affect external hardware and accessories. Computer operating by itself Computers should not be executing demands without authorisation.

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A new e-mail virus written to take advantage of Microsoft Corp.’s Outlook software is circulating among users today, preying upon people’s attraction to tennis star and model Anna Kournikova.

You don’t have to pay for software to protect your computer or for an annual subscription to maintain the latest virus protection. For Windows users, Microsoft Security Essentials is free.

If the virus is not completely flushed from a computer, it will automatically connect to the Web site of a Dutch company called Dynabyte on Jan. 26 each year, they said.

Researchers have shown that a computer virus can use ChatGPT to rewrite its code to avoid detection, then write tailored emails that look like genuine replies, spreading itself in an email ...