http://dir.salon.com/topics/viruses/?source=rss&aim=viruses en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST Andrew Leonard Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/12/19/brazilian_orkut_virus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/12/19/brazilian_orkut_virus/index.html?source=rss 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 By Bruce Schneier Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/16/blaster_security/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/16/blaster_security/index.html?source=rss 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 Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/02/e_mail/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/02/e_mail/index.html?source=rss Four Internet pioneers discuss the sorry state of online communication today. The consensus: It's a real mess. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/08/27/microsoft_virus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/08/27/microsoft_virus/index.html?source=rss The Windows world is fertile ground for infinite virus plagues, especially when users refuse to take proper care of their computers. By Brian McWilliams Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/06/iraq_geeks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/06/iraq_geeks/index.html?source=rss Saddam Hussein could lose Internet access at the flip of a switch, and there's not much his geeks can do about it. By Nick Altebrando Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/17/giftvirus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/17/giftvirus/index.html?source=rss 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 Brian McWilliams Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/07/malware/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/07/malware/index.html?source=rss It's the latest in Web marketing innovation: Hijacked Web surfers, exploited Web browser vulnerabilities and malicious spyware all wrapped up together. Read by Jonathan Davis Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/fiction/2001/08/20/stephenson_crash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/fiction/2001/08/20/stephenson_crash/index.html?source=rss Neal Stephenson's sci-fi thriller about ancient and future viruses makes a comeback as an audiobook. By Dan Dinello Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2001/08/09/virus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2001/08/09/virus/index.html?source=rss In a new era of movies like the Farrelly brothers' "Osmosis Jones," we die from bugs, not bombs. By Damien Cave and Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/07/26/sircam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/07/26/sircam/index.html?source=rss How Sircam can help turn your most private documents into a worldwide joke. By Douglas Cruickshank Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/03/07/virus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/03/07/virus/index.html?source=rss The most recent Internet-borne computer disease appeals to the weakness in our flesh. By David Tuller Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/22/hep_c/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/22/hep_c/index.html?source=rss 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 Sabin Russell Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/30/circumcision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/30/circumcision/index.html?source=rss Researchers have routinely dismissed the idea that the procedure can stem the spread of HIV. That may be about to change. By Arthur Allen Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/09/aids_origin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/09/aids_origin/index.html?source=rss A team of Los Alamos researchers traces AIDS back to the 1930s, blowing a hole in the most recent theory about its origin. By Sabin Russell Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/05/18/aids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/05/18/aids/index.html?source=rss 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 Janelle Brown and Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/05/06/virus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/05/06/virus/index.html?source=rss The media catches the "love bug," and starts replicating stories like a virus gone mad. By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/05/04/love_virus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/05/04/love_virus/index.html?source=rss The most insidious thing about the latest e-mail virus is how it preys on users' hunger for affection. By Susan McCarthy Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/05/03/germ_warfare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/05/03/germ_warfare/index.html?source=rss Bring on the germs. Too much cleanliness may be making some people sick. First of two parts. By David Bowman Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/01/13/kolata/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/01/13/kolata/index.html?source=rss Do viruses exist just to give us a hard time or are they bent on destroying the world? By Frank Houston Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/12/23/asthma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/12/23/asthma/index.html?source=rss I watched as my brother almost died from asthma. By Arthur Allen Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/log/1999/12/14/gates_vaccines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/log/1999/12/14/gates_vaccines/index.html?source=rss Vaccines are not unlike software: They require a big investment up front, but then they're cheap to make. By Arthur Allen Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/11/22/flu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/11/22/flu/index.html?source=rss Two new anti-flu drugs just hit the market and will be backed by millions in advertising. But do they work? By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/1999/11/20/28_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/1999/11/20/28_results/index.html?source=rss Forward, march! Join the dance of the eternally circulating e-mail. By Edward Hooper Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/06/aids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/06/aids/index.html?source=rss An exhaustive history of HIV and AIDS offers a bold new theory about its origins By Susan McCarthy Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/08/18/mouth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/08/18/mouth/index.html?source=rss A dental-phobic writer takes a trip into the cavity we call the mouth.