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  2. Computer worm - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm

    A computer worm is a malware program that replicates itself and spreads to other computers using a network. Learn about the origin, features, harm and countermeasures of worms, and see some famous examples such as Morris, Conficker and Stuxnet.

  3. ILOVEYOU - Wikipedia

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    ILOVEYOU was a computer worm created by Onel de Guzman, a student in Manila, Philippines, in 2000. It infected over ten million Windows computers worldwide by exploiting a bug in Windows and social engineering techniques.

  4. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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    This web page lists noteworthy computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and related events from the 1960s to the present. The first computer virus, Elk Cloner, was created by Richard Skrenta in 1982 as a prank.

  5. The Many Faces of Malware - AOL

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    Virus & worms: Attacks through the internet, emails or contaminated files, then automatically replicates itself. Viruses require human action to spread to other computers, whereas worms spread by ...

  6. Conficker - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conficker

    Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a malware that infected millions of computers worldwide in 2008-2009. It used various techniques to propagate and form a botnet, and was difficult to eradicate because of its frequent updates and variants.

  7. Mydoom - Wikipedia

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    Mydoom was a computer worm that infected over 500,000 computers in 2004 and launched denial-of-service attacks against SCO Group and Microsoft. It was named by McAfee employee Craig Schmugar and had a backdoor payload that allowed remote control of the subverted PCs.

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