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Title: Top 10 Dangerous Computer Viruses


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10 Most Dangerous Computer Viruses
  • Different viruses released with different malware
    intensions!

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ILOVEYOU Virus
  • It managed to wreck havoc on computer systems all
    over the world with around 10 billion worth of
    damages.

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Melissa Virus
  • Melissa arrives in an attachment to an e-mail
    note with the subject line "Important Message
    from the name of someone," and body text that
    reads "Here is that document you asked
    for...don't show anyone else -)".

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Sasser Virus
  • 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.

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Zues Virus
  • Zeus Virus (or Zeus Trojan malware) is a form of
    malicious software that targets Microsoft Windows
    and is often used to steal financial data.

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conficker virus
  • Conficker is a fast-spreading worm that targets a
    vulnerability (MS08-067) in Windows OS..

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Stuxnet VIRUS
  • Stuxnet targets SCADA systems and is believed to
    be responsible for causing substantial damage to
    Iran's nuclear program.

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Mydoom VIRUS
  • The Mydoom virus (also known as a worm and as
    Win32.Mydoom.A) was a very damaging computer
    virus that affected Microsoft Windows-based
    computers.

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Amiti Antivirus
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Cryptolocker
  • Cryptolocker is a malware threat that gained
    notoriety over the last years. It is a Trojan
    horse that infects your computer and then
    searches for files to encrypt.

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Flashback
  • Flashback virus - a malicious Trojan horse which
    targets Mac OS X users.
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