A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. It often uses a computer network...
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MSBlast) was a computer worm that spread on computers running operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000 during August 2003. The worm was first noticed...
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The Morris worm or Internet worm of November 2, 1988, is one of the oldest computer worms distributed via the Internet, and the first to gain significant...
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This timeline of computer viruses and worms presents a chronological timeline of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware...
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Samy (also known as JS.Spacehero) is a cross-site scripting worm (XSS worm) that was designed to propagate across the social networking site MySpace by...
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Code Red was a computer worm observed on the Internet on July 15, 2001. It attacked computers running Microsoft's IIS web server. It was the first large-scale...
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Netsky is a prolific family of computer worms which affect Microsoft Windows operating systems. The first variant appeared on Monday, February 16, 2004...
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Sasser is a computer worm that affects computers running vulnerable versions of the Microsoft operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000. Sasser spreads...
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Spyware Computer worm Trojan horse Antivirus software Computer insecurity Cryptovirology Security through obscurity Cyberwarfare Computer worm Spyware...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Computer worms. Timeline of notable computer viruses and worms Comparison of computer viruses List of trojan horses "Virus'"...
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of a computer worm developed in 2004 that is designed to infect mobile phones running Symbian OS. It is believed to be the first computer worm that can...
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ILOVEYOU (redirect from Loveletter Worm)
to as the Love Bug or Loveletter, was a computer worm that infected over ten million Windows personal computers on and after 5 May 2000. It started spreading...
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Mydoom (redirect from Mydoom (computer worm))
Mydoom was a computer worm that targeted computers running Microsoft Windows. It was first sighted on January 26, 2004. It became the fastest-spreading...
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SQL Slammer (redirect from Slammer (computer worm))
SQL Slammer is a 2003 computer worm that caused a denial of service on some Internet hosts and dramatically slowed general Internet traffic. It also crashed...
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USD $5,000. Code Red (computer worm) Morris worm SQL Slammer Tuxissa Timeline of computer viruses and worms Comparison of computer viruses "Virus:W32/Melissa...
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Facebook malware (redirect from Facebook worm)
alleged proliferation of the "WannaCry" malware. Said computer worm affected over 230,000 computers in over 150 countries throughout 2017. Facebook Criticism...
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Stuxnet (redirect from Stucksnet worm)
Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm first uncovered in 2010 and thought to have been in development since at least 2005. Stuxnet targets supervisory...
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Welchia (redirect from Welchia (computer worm))
"Nachi worm", is a computer worm that exploits a vulnerability in the Microsoft remote procedure call (RPC) service similar to the Blaster worm. However...
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Nimda (redirect from Nimda (computer worm))
Nimda virus is a malicious file-infecting computer worm. The first released advisory about this threat (worm) was released on September 18, 2001. Nimda...
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The WANK Worm and the OILZ Worm were computer worms that attacked DEC VMS computers in 1989 over the DECnet. They were written in DIGITAL Command Language...
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Bagle (also known as Beagle) was a mass-mailing computer worm affecting Microsoft Windows. The first strain, Bagle.A, did not propagate widely. A second...
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products. One of the earliest examples of an attack on a computer network was the computer worm Creeper written by Bob Thomas at BBN, which propagated through...
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Sobig (redirect from Sobig (computer worm))
The Sobig Worm was a computer worm that infected millions of Internet-connected, Microsoft Windows computers in August 2003. Although there were indications...
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Creeper and Reaper (redirect from Creeper worm)
the first computer worm, while Reaper was the first antivirus software, designed to eliminate Creeper. Creeper was an experimental computer program written...
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team of worms against other teams of worms that are controlled by a computer or human opponent. The aim is to use various weapons to kill the worms on the...
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BlueKeep (redirect from BlueKeep computer worm)
attack - 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack Blaster (computer worm) Dyn cyberattack – 2016 Sasser (computer worm) EternalBlue Foley, Mary Jo (2019-05-14). "Microsoft...
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Klez (redirect from Klez (computer worm))
is a computer worm that propagates via e-mail. It first appeared in October 2001 and was originated in China. A number of variants of the worm exist...
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O RLY? (section Hoots computer worm)
RLY!", respectively. In 2006, anti-virus company Sophos discovered a computer worm known as "W32/Hoots-A", which sends a graphical image of a snowy owl...
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Conficker (redirect from Conficker worm)
Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November...
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Code Red II (redirect from Code Red II (computer worm))
Code Red II is a computer worm similar to the Code Red worm. Released two weeks after Code Red on August 4, 2001, it is similar in behavior to the original...
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