Famous Computer Viruses

Computer viruses have bought misery to millions of computer users worldwide. This is one of the negatives of the computer world we live in today. This article has a view of the ten best-known computer viruses.

Morris worm

Morris Worm dates back to 1988. Its maker is claiming program was invented to search the internet (at this stage in its early days) to investigate their size. It is, however, cause extensive damage to computers. It was capable of infecting computers multiple times, each time causing more problems, and potentially resulting in the end becomes unusable.

Michelangelo virus

It was named because it is programmed to attack at the 6 March, the date of Michelangelo's birthday. Once installed on your computer is at rest, with all the infected computers were attacked in the same datum.Virus cause massive data loss.

Melissa virus

It is named after a topless dancer in Florida. It is spread via e-mail message that contains a Microsoft Word document. Once the document is opened the infected computer and send the same e-mail addresses in the first fifty recipients e-mail address book. Large corporations and organizations were infected, including some of the national network.

I love you virus

I Love You virus appeared in the e-mail titled "I Love You" with the attached text file, which is the e-mail claimed to be a love letter. When this is open to attack on your computer and send it to all your e-mail addresses in your address book. It is meant to be widely spread quickly. With millions of other computers around the world, infecting the White House and Pentagon computers.

Conficker virus

Conficker virus infected millions of Windows users, including the British and French military computer networks. This is related to the infected computer and can be controlled by a central computer, run by its creators.

bugaboo

This virus is copied to the hard disk of a computer via Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer, but exploiting security holes. Once installed on your computer is also capable of infecting any computer network is a joint s. Thus, if the infected computer within a corporate network could soon infect a whole mrežu.Virus was also sent to others in the address of the receiver. Bauk copy any usernames, passwords and bank details, the user typed into your computer and sends this information via e-mail.

Code Red virus

These have attacked a number of web sites and meant that instead of viewing the web site, visitors will see a message that the web sites are hacked. Among the sites are infected with numerous U.S. government sites.

Nimda virus

This first attack exactly one week after 9 / 11 and therefore was thought to be connected, something which was later found not to be the case. Unlike most computer viruses spread in several different ways, including via e-mail, via a common network, and those who are viewing an infected web page. This is the target computers running Microsoft Windows.

Sasser virus

To exploit holes in Microsoft Windows and caused the computer shut down. Some large organizations and corporations are affected, including the European Commission, British Airways and Goldman Sachs.

Blaster virus

Blaster attack computers running Microsoft Windows XP and 2000 operating systems. This caused excessive memory usage and therefore the end result in computer crashes sustava.Virus to start again every time the computer is restarted.

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