It uses some of the oldest tricks in the book.

It is not surprising that a major security vendor wants to tap into the growing Linux desktop market, especially as more people adopt Linux for both personal and professional use. Even so, the arrival ...

No operating system is 100% safe. As long as your computer is connected to a network, there is always the possibility that it can be compromised. These compromises can come by way of viruses, malware, ...

Based on the company's McAfee virus-scanning engine, LinuxShield scans for viruses, worms, and other malicious code that can threaten Linux systems. It features automatic signature updates and can ...

The hacker who created a widely reported cross-platform virus that could affect both Windows and Linux PCs may have inadvertently done some free bug testing for the Linux operating system. On ...

Besides Linux’s low cost, its relative immunity from viruses, spyware, worms and other malware has long been one of the open-source operating system’s key attractions to potential desktop users.

Antivirus software vendors are reporting the appearance of the first virus capable of infecting applications on systems running either Windows or Linux operating systems, although they said it poses ...

The new F-Secure Antivirus Linux Client and Server Security products deliver three levels of antivirus scanning as well as tools that provide intrusion detection and prevention. In addition, the ...

Security researchers worry that the malicious code may be part of a disturbing new trend of viruses that could infect both Linux and Windows PCs Hackers have released a sample code for a virus that ...