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A computer virus [1] is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs. [2] [3] If this replication succeeds, the affected areas are then said to be "infected" with a computer virus, a metaphor derived from biological viruses.
Anna Kournikova (computer virus) Anna Kournikova (named Vbs.OnTheFly by its author, and also known as VBS/SST and VBS_Kalamar) [1] was a computer virus that spread worldwide on the Internet in February 2001. The virus program was contained in an email attachment, purportedly an image of tennis player Anna Kournikova .
Melissa (computer virus) The Melissa virus is a mass-mailing macro virus released on or around March 26, 1999. It targets Microsoft Word and Outlook -based systems and created considerable network traffic. The virus infects computers via email; the email is titled "Important Message From," followed by the current username.
Stoned (computer virus) Hex dump showing "Your PC is now Stoned!" statement at the last 512-byte sector of Master Boot Record. Stoned is a boot sector computer virus created in 1987. It is one of the first viruses and is thought to have been written by a student in Wellington, New Zealand. [1] [2] By 1989 it had spread widely in New Zealand and ...
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Simile (computer virus) Win32/Simile (also known as Etap and MetaPHOR) is a metamorphic computer virus written in assembly language for Microsoft Windows. [1] The virus was released in its most recent version in early March 2002. It was written by the virus writer "Mental Driller". Some of his previous viruses, such as Win95/Drill (which used ...
Jerusalem is a logic bomb DOS virus first detected at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in October 1987. [1] On infection, the Jerusalem virus becomes memory resident (using 2kb of memory), and then infects every executable file run, except for COMMAND.COM. [2] COM files grow by 1,813 bytes when infected by Jerusalem and are not re-infected.
Sunday (computer virus) Sunday is a computer virus (program file virus), a member of the Jerusalem virus family. It was discovered in November 1989 [1] after a number of simultaneous reports from Seattle, Washington, United States, and surrounding areas. Several other Seattle outbreaks, including AirCop, were later traced to Asia.