Virus

Fake Angry Birds Strikes Android Users With Malware

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Google, Video, Malware, Android, Virus, Fake Angry Birds, Angry Birds Malware, Trojan Horse, Angry Birds, Rovio, Technology News

It's a trap! On Thursday, Sophos reported that a malware-packed fake version of Angry Birds Space had "been placed in unofficial Android app stores...

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Friend or Enemy?

Ilana Ross | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Friends, Jennifer Aniston, Best Friends, Virus, Lonely, Tears, Computers, Enemies, Cars, Negativity, Millenial, Slidepollajax, Sadness, 20 Something, Romney, College News

My best friend Michaela and I didn't realize we were best friends until junior year when I rowed from Tangier to Spain to visit her, and save her from...

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The Viral Storm

Nathan Wolfe | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Bird Flu, h5n1, Pandemic, Avian Flu, Thailand, Virus, Science News

Everyone recognizes the raw power that pandemics have to sweep through human populations and seemingly kill indiscriminately. Yet, given the importance of these events, large questions remain remarkably opaque.

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WATCH: The Split Mind: Schizophrenia Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Split Mind, Antipsychotic, Video, Mental Health, Homelessness, Talk Nerdy to Me, Virus, Schizophrenia, Science, Cara Santa Maria, Psychology, Education News

What do you think of when you hear the word schizophrenia? There are a lot of popular psychology myths surrounding the disorder.

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Scientists Create Virus That Could Kill Millions

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Bioterrorism, Avian Influenza, Bird Flu, h5n1, Flu, H5N1 Flu, Video, Avian Flu, Bird Flu h5n1, H5N1 Influenza, Virus, Winter-Health-Custom, Green News

It sounds like the setup for a Hollywood thriller: scientists in a lab create a virus as contagious as the flu that kills half of those infected. We'r...

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Contagions: Reality More Chilling Than Film Fiction

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Measles, H1N1 Influenza, Virus, Pandemic, Flu Pandemic, Flu, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Cedars Sinai, Contagion, Tuberculosis, Vaccines, Los Angeles News

You don't need to look far to find real examples of pandemics and their huge tolls. But some of the deadliest diseases wouldn't be considered the least bit exotic by Hollywood screenwriters or even average Angelenos.

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Viruses 'could help fight cancer'

Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Research, Genetically Modified, Health, Virus, Viral Therapy, Tumours, Cancer Therapy, Cancer, Viruses, Labs, Home News

PRESS ASSOCIATION - Future cancer treatments could consist of genetically modified viruses that infect and destroy tumours, new research suggests. ...

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China and Cyber-Espionage

Jamie Metzl | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Google, Cyber, Taiwan, Hacking, Espionage, Virus, China, China Cyberattack, World News

China is one of the world's worst state perpetrators of cyber-espionage and malicious computer hacking.

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Bjork Releases New Track, 'Virus'

Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Biophilia, Bjork Biophilia, Bjork New Album, Bjork Virus, Virus, Bjork, Bjork New Track, Video, Culture News

Bjork-o-philes, open your ears. The latest track off the Icelandic songstress's next album, Biophilia has arrived. "Virus," which consists of simpl...

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Not in My Back Yard -- And Not in Yours

Dr. Lynn C. Klotz | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Epidemic, Outbreak, Virus, Contagious Diseases, Sars, World News

Investigations of such deadly pathogens as SARS should be conducted only in highest-security BSL-4 labs, tucked away in remote locations where any accident can be quickly contained.

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Apple Issues Malware Fix But it's Time for Mac Users to Wake Up

Larry Magid | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Macintosh, Malware, Apple, Mac OS X, Virus, Technology News

As Microsoft did a number of years ago, Apple needs to admit it has security issues and not only provide technology fixes but also education to help its customers understand that using a Mac, while nice, is not all worry-free.

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Mystery Virus Kills Second Person

Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Mysterious Virus, Mystery Virus, Virus, South Koera, South Korea Virus, South Korea Health, Video, Healthy Living News

An unidentified virus affecting pregnant or recently pregnant women in South Korea has claimed a second fatality in just a few weeks. A 36-year-old...

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Apple Users Targeted By 'Mac Defender' Malware

Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Spyware, Apple, Malware, Apple Computers, Virus, Computers, Computer Viruses, Technology, Apple Macintosh, Mac, Trojans, Mac Defender, Mac Defender Malware, Video, Technology News

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How To Stay Computer Virus Free

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Avoid Virus, Internet Virus, Computer Virus, Virus, Cyber Security, Technology News

Becky Chambers While a lot of internet threats are rather over-hyped, there are some serious things to be cautious of when going online. Probably t...

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The 12 Scams of Christmas and Other Attacks

Robert Siciliano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Scams, Identity Theft, Online Safety, Internet, Spyware, Malware, Virus, Adware, Online Shopping, Scams, Technology News

As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday season, be cautious. If you are ever in doubt that an offer or product is not legitimate, do not click on it.

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Sex Movie Worm Spreads Worldwide

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sex Movie Virus, Sex Movie Worm, Computer Virus, Virus, Technology News

A booby-trapped e-mail that promises free sex movies is racking up victims around the world, warn security firms....

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Yosemite Sam Hacks the Media

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Birther-Movement, Virus, Pastor Terry Jones, Balloon Boy, General David Petraeus, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Today Show, New York Times, Shirley Sherrod, Hate Speech, Burn a Quran Day, Secretary of Defense, Terry Jones, Media, Koran Burning, Media News

Why did Terry Jones get media exposure? Media coverage is the oxygen that keeps these people alive and makes them seem to matter.

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Cure mental illness by supporting these organizations

DJ Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

Anyone who's been reading the papers (or me) knows that the term 'mental illness' has now lost all meaning. As the psychiatric/pharmaceutical/healthca...

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Shaking Hands With a Gay Man Can Turn You Gay

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homosexuality, Gay, Comedy News, Heterosexuals, Virus, Gay Issues, Comedy, Homosexuals, Comedy News

A world-renowned scientist has made a shocking discovery about heterosexuals who interact with homosexuals: shaking hands with a gay man can turn y...

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Smallpox in the Garage

Stewart Abercrombie Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stewart Baker, Counterterrorism, Virus, Terrorism, Biological Weapons, Politics News

There are countless ways technology might enable attacks against us -- as shocking and unexpected at 9/11 had been. Some of those are so likely and so devastating that they haunt me still.

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Human Computer Viruses, Yikes!

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warner Bros, Flexible, Human, Video, Piracy, Shelly Palmer, Dr Mark Gasson, Virus, Media, Screen, News, Computer, Sony, Media News

May 27, 2010 - Today's most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Human Computer Viruses: Mark Gasson, a British scientist, wa...

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Let's get amoebic: The charitable slime mold as a model for facing climate change

Jamil Zaki | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copenhagen Climate Council, Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Copenhagen 2009, Altruism, Yvo De Boer, Selfishness, Dictyostelium, The Matrix, Climate Crisis, 2012, Amoeba, Virus, Climate Change, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Green News

A dirty, but heroic protozoan might be able to revamp our hopes in climate reform. But first, let's talk about viruses and a very Y2K view of our own...

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From The Pentagon To Monty Python: The Internet Turns 40

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soviets, World Wide Web, 40th, Pentagon, Mosaic, Bulletin Board, Spam, Net, Netscape, Nuclear, China, Intergalactic Computer Network, Cold War, Britain, Personal Computer, England, Internet, Cern, 40, Malware, Apple, Pc, Russia, Usenet, Russians, Technology, Computer, Gopher, Space Race, Steve Jobs, Www, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Darpa, Lovely Spam, Monty Pythons Flying Circus, Swords Into Plowshares, Botnet, Soviet Union, Birthday, Wonderful Spam, Html, Sputnik, Trojan, Hormel, Arpanet, Spiced Ham, Ucla, Chris Weigant, Virus, Spam Spam Spam Spam, Apple II, Hypertext, Steve Wozniak, World War II, Monty Python, Worm, Happy 40th Birthday Internet, Compuserve, Lan, Milnet, Technology News

Technology has grown by such leaps and bounds since 1969 that it's hard to conceive how things were before we all had access to computers.

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Swine Flu Kills 5 At Hajj, Saudi Official Says

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Pilgrimage, Mecca, Virus, Swine Flu Deaths, Hajj, Swine Flu, Flu, Saudi Arabia, Muslim, H1n1, World News

MINA, Saudi Arabia — Five people died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the event ...

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Swine Flu Death Toll Continues To Rise, Especially Among Children

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Fatalities, Vaccine Shortage, Deaths, Children, Virus, Teens, Swine Flu, H1n1, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccine Supply, Flu Strain, Teenagers, Healthy Living News

With no signs of the H1N1 virus slowing down, the flu strain continues to hit children and teens in larger numbers than any other age group, and rese...

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