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This timeline of computer viruses and wormspresents a chronological timeline of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware, related research and events. 1960s. [edit] John von Neumann's article on the "Theory of self-reproducing automata" is published in 1966.[1] The article is based on lectures given by von ...
Blaster (also known as Lovsan, Lovesan, or MSBlast) was a computer worm that spread on computers running operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000 during August 2003. [ 1] The worm was first noticed and started spreading on August 11, 2003. The rate that it spread increased until the number of infections peaked on August 13, 2003.
Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November 2008. [2] It uses flaws in Windows OS software (MS08-067 / CVE-2008-4250) [3] [4] and dictionary attacks on administrator passwords to propagate while forming a botnet, and has been unusually difficult to counter because of its combined use ...
Malicious Software Removal Tool. Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool ( MSRT) is a freeware second-opinion malware scanner that Microsoft 's Windows Update downloads and runs on Windows computers each month, independent of the install antivirus software. First released on January 13, 2005, [ 2] MSRT does not offer real-time protection.
CIH, also known as Chernobyl or Spacefiller, is a Microsoft Windows 9x computer virus that first emerged in 1998. Its payload is highly destructive to vulnerable systems, overwriting critical information on infected system drives and, in some cases, destroying the system BIOS. The virus was created by Chen Ing-hau (陳盈豪, pinyin: Chén ...
You may receive the message "We have found a virus on your attachment...Send your email again...ML0021" because the AOL email virus scan detected a virus on the file you’re attempting to send as an attachment. Once a file has been rejected by the AOL email service as containing a virus, it can’t be sent even if the virus is cleaned by a ...
Sasser is a computer worm that affects computers running vulnerable versions of the Microsoft operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000. Sasser spreads by exploiting the system through a vulnerable port. Thus it is particularly virulent in that it can spread without user intervention, but it is also easily stopped by a properly configured ...
SpyEye is a malware program that attacks users running Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox and Internet Explorer on Microsoft Windows operating systems. [ 1] This malware uses keystroke logging and form grabbing to steal user credentials for malicious use. [ 1][ 2] SpyEye allows hackers to steal money from online bank accounts and initiate ...