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List of computer viruses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To aid the fight against computer viruses and other types of malicious software, many security advisory organizations and developers of anti-virus software compile and publish lists of viruses. A sing...
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There are a few different types of computer viruses. The typical virus is the virus explained in the previous section. There are also email viruses, worms, and Trojan horses. ... One of the most impressive viruses to hit computers was the Melissa virus, which happened in March 1999. The virus was attached to a word...
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Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses -- the malicious programs better known for swiping your credit card numbers. In this twist, it's your reputation that's stolen. FULL STORY ... U.S. Cyber Center Opens To Battle Computer Attacks; The U.S. is behind the curve in the fight against...
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In the early, pre-Internet days of the computer industry, new viruses were so rare and spread so slowly that a central organization of antivirus researchers signed off on the accepted name of each new virus that was discovered. ... Same worm, different names; Confusion can occur when several companies give the same worm...
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