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2. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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   It was the first serious computer virus on a digital photo frame. The virus was traced back to a group in China. [45] March 3: Torpig, also known as Sinowal and Mebroot, is a Trojan horse that affects Windows, turning off anti-virus applications. It allows others to access the computer, modifies data, steals confidential information (such as ...

3. Criticism of Windows XP - Wikipedia

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   Security issues. [edit] Windows XPhas been criticized for its vulnerabilities due to buffer overflowsand its susceptibility to malwaresuch as viruses, trojan horses, and worms. Nicholas Petreley for The Registernotes that "Windows XP was the first version of Windows to reflect a serious effort to isolate users from the system, so that users ...

4. MS Antivirus (malware) - Wikipedia

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   MS Antivirus is made to look functional to fool a computer user into thinking that it is a real anti-virus system in order to convince the user to "purchase" it. In a typical installation, MS Antivirus runs a scan on the computer and gives a false spyware report claiming that the computer is infected with spyware.

5. Microsoft Defender Antivirus - Wikipedia

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   Proprietary. Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) is an antivirus software component of Microsoft Windows. It was first released as a downloadable free anti-spyware program for Windows XP and was shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7. It has evolved into a full antivirus program, replacing Microsoft Security Essentials in ...

6. List of Microsoft Windows components - Wikipedia

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   Windows Mobility Center. Centralizes the most relevant information related to mobile computing. mblctr.exe. Windows Vista. Security and Maintenance. Centralizes and reports on the status of anti-virus, Automatic Updates, Windows Firewall, and other security-related components of the operating system. Windows XP SP2.

7. WannaCry ransomware attack - Wikipedia

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   WannaCry ransomware attack. The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack in May 2017 by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. [ 4] It was propagated by using EternalBlue, an exploit ...