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Viruses, Worms and Other Malware
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in the wild
05 Jan 2001
WORD - According to noted computer virus expert Paul Ducklin, in order for a virus to be considered in the wild, "it must be spreading as a result of normal day-to-day operations on and between the computers of unsuspecting users." ...
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Chernobyl virus
09 Jan 2001
WORD - The Chernobyl virus is a computer virus with a potentially devastating payload that destroys all computer data when an infected file is executed. Since many files are executed during computer use, the virus is able to spread ...
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virus hoax
24 Sep 2003
WORD - A virus hoax is a false warning about a computer virus. Typically, the warning arrives in an e-mail note or is distributed through a note in a company's internal network. These notes are usually forwarded using distribution ...
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worm
30 Jan 2004
WORD - In a computer, a worm is a self-replicating virus that does not alter files but resides in active memory and duplicates itself. Worms use parts of an operating system that are automatic and usually invisible to the user. It ...
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Melissa virus
27 Jul 2001
WORD - Melissa is a fast-spreading macro virus that is distributed as an e-mail attachment that, when opened, disables a number of safeguards in Word 97 or Word 2000, and, if the user has the Microsoft Outlook e-mail program, causes ...
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macro virus
12 Jun 2001
WORD - A macro virus is a computer virus that "infects" a Microsoft Word or similar application and causes a sequence of actions to be performed automatically when the application is started or something else triggers it. Macro ...
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e-mail virus
WORD - An e-mail virus is computer code sent to you as an e-mail note attachment which, if activated, will cause some unexpected and usually harmful effect, such as destroying certain files on your hard disk and causing the ...
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ILOVEYOU virus
WORD - The ILOVEYOU virus comes in an e-mail note with "I LOVE YOU" in the subject line and contains an attachment that, when opened, results in the message being re-sent to everyone in the recipient's Microsoft Outlook address book ...
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payload
WORD - On the Internet, a payload is either:
1) The essential data that is being carried within a packet or other transmission unit. The payload does not include the "overhead" data required to get the packet to its ...
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vandal
26 Jul 2001
WORD - A vandal is an executable file, usually an applet or an ActiveX control, associated with a Web page that is designed to be harmful, malicious, or at the very least inconvenient to the user. Since such applets or little ...
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