Malware

Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A customer in Shenzhen, China, took a new laptop out of its box and booted it up for the first time. But as the screen lit up, the computer began taking on a life of its own. The machine, triggered by a virus hidden in its hard drive, began

Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A customer in Shenzhen, China, took a new laptop out of its box and booted it up for the first time. But as the screen lit up, the computer began taking on a life of its own. The machine, triggered by a virus hidden in its hard drive, began

Malware Deadline Passes, Few Knocked Offline

WASHINGTON - It looks like just a small number of Internet users have been affected by the malicious software that could have cost them the ability to go online as of midnight last night.    The malware took over computers around the world more than a year ago -- but for the past

Behind the threat: FBI Internet server shutdown

By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - On Monday, the FBI turned off servers that had allowed thousands of malware-stricken computers to continue using the Internet. The personal computers - both Windows PCs and Macs - are corrupted by a virus known as DNSChanger. Without the