The Melissa virus is a mass-mailing macro virus. It can effect email that is sent and infect the computer when the email is opened.
It was a man named David L. Smith who created and released the Melissa computer virus. He was subsequently arrested and sentenced to prison.
David L. Smith
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.
the history of coputer viruses started in the 1980's. since of three factors. because of popularity and eager to use.
The Melissa virus is also known as "Mailissa", "Kwyjibo" and "Simpsons". It was created by David L. It's unknown when it was created but found on March 26, 1999, where it shut down Internet E-mail systems that got clogged with infected e-mails.
The Melissa virus was named after a Miami stripper that the virus creator, David L. Smith of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey met.
The Melissa virus was released by David Smith. The virus was spread in 1999 and as a result David Smith was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The Melissa virus was released by David Smith. The virus was spread in 1999 and as a result David Smith was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The Melissa computer virus, also knows as Mailissa, was unleashed by David L. Smith. While he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, he served 20 months due to the extensive help that he provided to authorities.
David L. Smith
The Melissa virus is a mass-mailing macro virus. It has many behaviors similar to a worm, but is not a stand alone program so cannot be categorized as such. The virus infects Microsoft Word documents and mailed copies of infected files through Microsoft Outlook.