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2. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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   March 7: Mylife is a computer worm that spread itself by sending malicious emails to all the contacts in Microsoft Outlook. September 16: Another fictional, sentient computer virus appears in animation – Swayzak from Toonami's Total Immersion Event Trapped in Hyperspace and its corresponding game on the Cartoon Network website. 2003

3. WannaCry ransomware attack - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft Windows. The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack in May 2017 by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. [5] It propagated by using EternalBlue, an exploit developed by ...

4. CIH (computer virus) - Wikipedia

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   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 (陳盈豪, pinyin: Chén ...

5. Comparison of computer viruses - Wikipedia

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   Mdef infects all Classic Mac OS versions from 4.1 to 6. Part macro virus and part worm. Melissa, a MS Word-based macro that replicates itself through e-mail. Mydoom was the world's fastest spreading computer worm to date, surpassing Sobig, and the ILOVEYOU computer worms, yet it was used to DDoS servers.

6. Malware - Wikipedia

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   The first IBM PC virus in the "wild" was a boot sector virus dubbed (c)Brain, created in 1986 by the Farooq Alvi brothers in Pakistan. Malware distributors would trick the user into booting or running from an infected device or medium. For example, a virus could make an infected computer add autorunnable code to any USB stick plugged into it.

7. McAfee: Disable or enable virus protection - AOL Help

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   To disable virus protection 1. On the Windows taskbar, next to the clock, double-click the McAfee ( M) icon. Note: If you are using Windows® 7 and don't see the McAfee icon next to the clock, click the arrow next to the clock to reveal hidden icons. Please know that you can customize your Windows 7 System Tray.