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Viruses

Viruses. An Introduction to Different Types of Viruses. Types of Viruses . There are four type of viruses: Macro Viruses Boot Sector Viruses Parasitic Viruses Mutlipartite Viruses. The ILOVEYOU Virus . What is ILoveYou.vbs?

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Viruses

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  1. Viruses An Introduction to Different Types of Viruses.

  2. Types of Viruses • There are four type of viruses: • Macro Viruses • Boot Sector Viruses • Parasitic Viruses • Mutlipartite Viruses

  3. The ILOVEYOU Virus • What is ILoveYou.vbs? • LoveLetter is a Win32-based e-mail worm. It overwrites certain files on your hard drive(s) and sends itself out to everyone in your Microsoft Outlook address book

  4. The Melissa Virus • What is W97 M.Melissa.A? • Melissa is a Microsoft Word macro virus. Through macros, the virus alters the Microsoft Outlook email program so that the virus gets sent to the first 50 people in your address book. It does not corrupt any data on your hard drive or make your computer crash. It just changes some Word settings and sends itself to the people you do not want to infect

  5. The Chernobyl Virus • What is W32.CIH.Spacefiller? • Chernobyl is a deadly virus. Unlike the other viruses that have surfaced recently, this one is much more than a nuisance. • If infected, Chernobyl will erase data on your hard drive, and may even keep your machine from booting up at all. • There are several variants in the wild. Each variant activates on a different date. Version 1.2 on April 26th, 1.3 on June 26th, and 1.4 on the 26th of every month.

  6. For More Information: • For more information regarding viruses or for suggestions to prevent your computer from being infected, go to: • http://getvirushelp.com/ • Information for this presentation was taken from this site.

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