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1. I LOVE YOU - (2000) ILOVEYOU virus spread via email, posing as an executable attachment sent by a friend from the target's contact list.
2. Code Red - (2001) IIS on Windows servers were the target of this virus.
3. Nimda - (2001) Nimda used seemingly every possible method to spread, and was very effective at doing so.
4. Melissa - (1999) The Melissa virus is notable because it is a Word macro virus. It cleverly spread via emails.
5. Sasser - (2004) Sasser exploited a buffer overflow and spread by connecting to port 445 on networked Windows systems. The chaos caused was possibly
the worst ever, as systems restarted or crashed.
6. The Morris Internet Worm - (1988) The grandfather of computer worms, the Morris worm infected Unix systems and was notable for its "accidental" virulence.
7. Blaster - (2003) Blaster exploited a Windows operating system vulnerability and let users know of its presence with a system shutdown warning.
8. SQL Slammer - (2003) This tiny virus infected servers running Microsoft's SQL Server Desktop Engine, and was very fast to spread.
9. Elk Cloner - (1982) Despite Apple's marketing that their systems are less prone to viruses that was not always the case. NNotable as possible the first personal computer virus, Elk Cloner infected the boot sector of Apple II floppies.
10. Creeper - (1971) This is noted as possibly the first ever computer virus. It infected computers on ARPANET. Mostly harmless, the concept of Creeper
has infected the minds of rogue programmers through today.
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1. I LOVE YOU - (2000) ILOVEYOU virus spread via email, posing as an executable attachment sent by a friend from the target's contact list.
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| "I Love You" computer virus hits world-wide computer systems - May 2000 |
2. Code Red - (2001) IIS on Windows servers were the target of this virus.
3. Nimda - (2001) Nimda used seemingly every possible method to spread, and was very effective at doing so.
4. Melissa - (1999) The Melissa virus is notable because it is a Word macro virus. It cleverly spread via emails.
5. Sasser - (2004) Sasser exploited a buffer overflow and spread by connecting to port 445 on networked Windows systems. The chaos caused was possibly
the worst ever, as systems restarted or crashed.
6. The Morris Internet Worm - (1988) The grandfather of computer worms, the Morris worm infected Unix systems and was notable for its "accidental" virulence.
7. Blaster - (2003) Blaster exploited a Windows operating system vulnerability and let users know of its presence with a system shutdown warning.
8. SQL Slammer - (2003) This tiny virus infected servers running Microsoft's SQL Server Desktop Engine, and was very fast to spread.
9. Elk Cloner - (1982) Despite Apple's marketing that their systems are less prone to viruses that was not always the case. NNotable as possible the first personal computer virus, Elk Cloner infected the boot sector of Apple II floppies.
10. Creeper - (1971) This is noted as possibly the first ever computer virus. It infected computers on ARPANET. Mostly harmless, the concept of Creeper
has infected the minds of rogue programmers through today.
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