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Infectados pelo Vírus do Orkut: Like zombies in search of fresh brains, social networks will rise from the grave when you least expect them. Especially if Brazilian hackers are involved; Andrew Leonard Dec 19, 2007
Blaster and the great blackout: It's impossible to prove that a malicious worm caused last summer's power outage, but one thing's clear: Ordinary computers are the weakest link.; By Bruce Schneier Dec 16, 2003
E-mail is broken: Four Internet pioneers discuss the sorry state of online communication today. The consensus: It's a real mess.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Oct 2, 2003
Dumb software for dumb people: The Windows world is fertile ground for infinite virus plagues, especially when users refuse to take proper care of their computers.; By Farhad Manjoo Aug 27, 2003
Unleashing the dogs of cyber-war on Iraq!: Saddam Hussein could lose Internet access at the flip of a switch, and there's not much his geeks can do about it.; By Brian McWilliams Mar 6, 2003
The gift of virus: In the spirit of the holiday season, a tale of one man who clicked too soon but discovered that missent e-mail can still lead to a wonderful life.; By Nick Altebrando Dec 17, 2002
The pop-up ad campaign from hell: It's the latest in Web marketing innovation: Hijacked Web surfers, exploited Web browser vulnerabilities and malicious spyware all wrapped up together.; By Brian McWilliams May 7, 2002
"Snow Crash": Neal Stephenson's sci-fi thriller about ancient and future viruses makes a comeback as an audiobook.; Read by Jonathan Davis Aug 20, 2001
Virus horror!: In a new era of movies like the Farrelly brothers' "Osmosis Jones," we die from bugs, not bombs.; By Dan Dinello Aug 9, 2001
The humiliation virus: How Sircam can help turn your most private documents into a worldwide joke.; By Damien Cave and Katharine Mieszkowski Jul 26, 2001
You've got kinky, salacious, virus-bearing mail, you sick puke!: The most recent Internet-borne computer disease appeals to the weakness in our flesh.; By Douglas Cruickshank Mar 7, 2001
Battling the pharmaceutical Microsoft: Hepatitis C activists are angry about Schering-Plough's decision to "bundle" two drugs, one of which is a potentially life-saving pill not available anywhere else.; By David Tuller Aug 22, 2000
Circumcision may cut AIDS risk: Researchers have routinely dismissed the idea that the procedure can stem the spread of HIV. That may be about to change.; By Sabin Russell Jun 30, 2000
Heart of darkness: A team of Los Alamos researchers traces AIDS back to the 1930s, blowing a hole in the most recent theory about its origin.; By Arthur Allen Jun 9, 2000
The dream and the coming disaster: AIDS threatens to ravage the hopes of South Africa's young democracy. Don't expect leaders to get excited because a few companies cut the cost of HIV drugs.; By Sabin Russell May 18, 2000
Squash that bug!: The media catches the "love bug," and starts replicating stories like a virus gone mad.; By Janelle Brown and Katharine Mieszkowski May 6, 2000
Love bites: The most insidious thing about the latest e-mail virus is how it preys on users' hunger for affection.; By Scott Rosenberg May 4, 2000
Talking dirty: Bring on the germs. Too much cleanliness may be making some people sick. First of two parts.; By Susan McCarthy May 3, 2000
The philosophy of the flu: Do viruses exist just to give us a hard time or are they bent on destroying the world?; By David Bowman Jan 13, 2000
Kicking for breath: I watched as my brother almost died from asthma.; By Frank Houston Dec 23, 1999
Bill Gates pledges $4 billion for third-world medicines: Vaccines are not unlike software: They require a big investment up front, but then they're cheap to make.; By Arthur Allen Dec 14, 1999
Flu be gone!: Two new anti-flu drugs just hit the market and will be backed by millions in advertising. But do they work?; By Arthur Allen Nov 22, 1999
21st Challenge No. 28 Results: Forward, march! Join the dance of the eternally circulating e-mail.; By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Nov 20, 1999
"THE RIVER": An exhaustive history of HIV and AIDS offers a bold new theory about its origins; By Edward Hooper Oct 6, 1999
Voyage into the great unflossed: A dental-phobic writer takes a trip into the cavity we call the mouth.; By Susan McCarthy Aug 18, 1999

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