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The virus is submitted through email and originated from somewhere within the Philippines. The email attachment is usually named "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.txt.vbs". The purpose is to make the victim think they are receiving a love letter from a secret crush.
Opening the attachment would release a worm onto the computer which would overwrite files, particularly image files. This would damage websites when the worm overwrote the image files on the servers. And then it would duplicate by automatically sending itself to all the contacts in the email account of the person who clicked it.
There is another version of the virus called "Melissa", but it only duplicates itself to 50 contacts rather than the whole address book.
The virus caused billions of dollars worth of damage to the US economy and billions of Euros of damage to the European economy. As a result, the person who made the virus, whomever that may be, is now a wanted person.
Mylene Wintheiser
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∙ 10y agoThe virus is submitted through email and originated from somewhere within the Philippines. The email attachment is usually named "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.txt.vbs". The purpose is to make the victim think they are receiving a love letter from a secret crush.
Opening the attachment would release a worm onto the computer which would overwrite files, particularly image files. This would damage websites when the worm overwrote the image files on the servers. And then it would duplicate by automatically sending itself to all the contacts in the email account of the person who clicked it.
There is another version of the virus called "Melissa", but it only duplicates itself to 50 contacts rather than the whole address book.
The virus caused billions of dollars worth of damage to the US economy and billions of Euros of damage to the European economy. As a result, the person who made the virus, whomever that may be, is now a wanted person.
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What are the symptoms of the ILOVEYOU virus?
The ILOVEYOU virus is a computer worm that once clicked on in an email, will send a copy to other recipients that are connected in the email system. This virus infected millions of computers in 2000.
What is the definition of iloveyou virus?
It is called the VBS/Loveletter and Love Bug virus
What are ways to prevent an ILOVEYOU virus?
download file, call antivirus
What type of computer virus is most common?
The Macro virus is the most common type of computer virus. The ILOVEYOU virus is one example of this type of virus which hides in a document or spreadsheet.
What are the 10 computer?
Here is a list of 10 different Computer Viruses. The storm virus, Sasser virus, Nimda virus, Melissa virus, Code Red 1 and 2 virus, Morris virus, ILOVEYOU virus, Brain computer virus, Conflicker, and Elk cloner are 10 different computer viruses.
What is the most famous Google virus?
The most famous of the many computer viruses had to be ILOVEYOU from the year 2000. Possibly Code Red is a close second introduced the following year in 2001.
What are the six groups of computer viruses?
File infectors: These viruses attach themselves to executable files or programs. Macro viruses: These viruses infect macro-enabled documents like Word or Excel files. Boot sector viruses: These viruses infect the boot sector of storage devices. Rootkit viruses: These viruses hide in system files to evade detection. Polymorphic viruses: These viruses change their code to avoid detection by antivirus programs. Worms: These are self-replicating viruses that spread independently through networks or the internet.
Are there long term effects of the shinkles virus?
if you mean shingles virus the answer is yes
What are the effects of intenonal virus settings?
the effect is jail time to the person that set the virus
What are effects-of intentional virus?
Their computer could get infected with the virus. Their computer could get ruined. :(
How virus effects the computer?
it can delete your programs
What is the symbol of union in college algebra?
iloveyou :)))
