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  2. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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    The Rabbit (or Wabbit) virus, more a fork bomb than a virus, is written. The Rabbit virus makes multiple copies of itself on a single computer (and was named "rabbit" for the speed at which it did so) until it clogs the system, reducing system performance, before finally reaching a threshold and crashing the computer. [10]

  3. The Many Faces of Malware - AOL

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    Malware refers to a variety of malicious software created by online criminals to gain access to your computer, steal sensitive information or severely damage your computer.

  4. Malware - Wikipedia

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    Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software) [1] is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive access to information, or which unknowingly interferes with the user's computer security and privacy.

  5. Cybercrime - Wikipedia

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    As cybercrime proliferated, a professional ecosystem evolved to support individuals and groups seeking to profit from cybercrime activities. The ecosystem has become quite specialized, and includes malware developers, botnet operators, professional cybercrime groups, groups specializing in the sale of stolen content, and so forth.

  6. Overview of Malwarebytes Premium for AOL

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    Malwarebytes Premium is an anti-malware program for Microsoft Windows and MacOS that finds and removes viruses or malware. It protects you from rapidly evolving online threats like ransomware, software exploits, and infected websites which helps to keep malicious software from finding its way onto your desktop computer.

  7. Operation Aurora - Wikipedia

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    Research by McAfee Labs discovered that "Aurora" was part of the file path on the attacker's machine that was included in two of the malware binaries McAfee said were associated with the attack. "We believe the name was the internal name the attacker(s) gave to this operation", McAfee Chief Technology Officer George Kurtz said in a weblog post.

  8. Cyberattack - Wikipedia

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    If malware is involved, the organization must investigate and close all infiltration and exfiltration vectors, as well as locate and remove all malware from its systems. [95] Containment can compromise investigation, and some tactics (such as shutting down servers) can violate the company's contractual obligations. [ 96 ]

  9. Duqu - Wikipedia

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    Duqu malware is a variety of software components that together provide services to the attackers. Currently this includes information stealing capabilities and in the background, kernel drivers and injection tools. Part of this malware is written in unknown high-level programming language, [8] dubbed "Duqu framework". It is not C++, Python, Ada ...