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The first virus was call the creeper system. it was a experimental self-replacing released in 1971. -
This virus started as a infected word document. This was posted on the internet, claiming to be passwords to adult websites. It would email itself to the users contacts.
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Bug that caused problems when dealing with dates beyond December 31,1999.
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Viruses worked by sending "love letters" that looked like a harmless text file. The virus was made by a collage student named Onel de Guzman in the Philippines.
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The code red virus targeted Microsoft IIS users. This virus would replace itself, taking up computer recourses. The virus would open the computer to a remote access.
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Mydoom caused estimated damage of 38 billion. This virus is a worm caused by mass emailing
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This virus slows down and crashes computers. Making it hard to reset without cutting the power.
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This virus affected thousands of computers. People activated it by opening emails with titles like "230 dead as storm batters Europe". Next, a program called wincom 32 would install itself. Then it passed information to other infected computers.
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This virus targeted windows computers and use them to preform criminal acts. Over 100 arrests were made and around 70 million was stolen.
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This virus propagates itself using compromised websites containing JavaScript code that will download the payload.
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Once infected the virus complies a list of files on the computer. Then the information is sent to the hacker. Most of the infected files are erased by a function called the wiper.
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The virus encrypted files on hard drives. The only way to remove the virus was to pay a ransom by a certain time.
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This virus was used to interrupt Iran's nuclear program. This virus spread through infected USB drives, It destroyed 1/5 of Iran's nuclear centrifuges.
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This virus is a worm that infected over 9 million computers. This worn would reset account lockout setting's and block access window updates and antivirus sites.
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The WannaCry virus takes over your computer and holds your cloud files hostage. The virus ripped through 200,000 computer worldwide.
