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2. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 February 2025. Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread Hex dump of the Brain virus, generally regarded as the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and compatibles A computer virus is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by ...

3. Comparison of computer viruses - Wikipedia

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   The Pikachu virus is believed to be the first computer virus geared at children. Ping-pong: Boot, Bouncing Ball, Bouncing Dot, Italian, Italian-A, VeraCruz DOS Boot sector virus 1988-03 Turin: Harmless to most computers RavMonE.exe: RJump.A, Rajump, Jisx Worm 2006-06-20 Once distributed in Apple iPods, but a Windows-only virus SCA: Amiga Boot ...

4. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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   February 11: The Simile virus is a metamorphic computer virus written in assembly. Beast is a Windows-based backdoor Trojan horse, more commonly known as a RAT ( Remote Administration Tool ). It is capable of infecting almost all versions of Windows.

5. Melissa (computer virus) - Wikipedia

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   The Melissa virus is a mass-mailing macro virus released on or around March 26, 1999. It targets Microsoft Word and Outlook-based systems and created considerable network traffic. The virus infects computers via email; the email is titled "Important Message From," followed by the current username. Upon clicking the message, the body reads ...

6. Malware research - Wikipedia

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   Various virus propagation scenarios have been studied by researchers such as propagation of computer virus, fighting virus with virus like predator codes, [5] [6] effectiveness of patching etc. Behavioral malware detection has been researched more recently. Most approaches to behavioral detection are based on analysis of system call dependencies.

7. Macro virus - Wikipedia

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   An example of a macro virus is the Melissa virus which appeared in March 1999. When a user opens a Microsoft Word document containing the Melissa virus, their computer becomes infected. The virus then sends itself by email to the first 50 people in the person's address book. This made the virus replicate at a fast rate. [4]

8. Category:Computer viruses - Wikipedia

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9. Happy99 - Wikipedia

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   A screenshot of the Happy99 virus in action. Happy99 (also termed Ska or I-Worm) [4] is a computer worm for Microsoft Windows.It first appeared in mid-January 1999, spreading through email and usenet.