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2. MEMZ - Wikipedia

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   MEMZ (pronounced: memes [citation needed]) is a malware computer virus in the form of a trojan horse made for Microsoft Windows. The name of the virus refers to its purpose as a humorous virus intended to replicate the effects of early computer viruses.

3. Windows Search - Wikipedia

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   Windows Search (formerly MSN Desktop Search, Windows Desktop Search, and the Windows Search Engine) is a content index and desktop search platform by Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista as a replacement for the previous Indexing Service of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, designed to facilitate local and remote queries for files and non-file items in the Windows Shell and ...

4. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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   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 user passwords and other sensitive data) and installs more malware on the victim's computer.

5. Scareware - Wikipedia

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   Scareware is part of a class of malicious software that includes rogue security software, ransomware and other scam software that tricks users into believing their computer is infected with a virus, then suggests that they download and pay for fake antivirus software to remove it. [2] Usually the virus is fictional and the software is non ...

6. Alureon - Wikipedia

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   Alureon (also known as TDSS or TDL-4) is a trojan and rootkit created to steal data by intercepting a system's network traffic and searching for banking usernames and passwords, credit card data, PayPal information, social security numbers, and other sensitive user data. [1] Following a series of customer complaints, Microsoft determined that ...

7. CIH (computer virus) - Wikipedia

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   CIH (computer virus) 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 ...