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2. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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   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[1] is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs. [2][3] If this replication succeeds, the affected ...

3. Comparison of computer viruses - Wikipedia

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   Leap - Mac OS X Trojan horse. Shamoon a wiper virus with stolen digital certificates destroyed over 35,000 computers owned by Saudi Aramco. Storm Worm - A Windows trojan horse that forms the Storm botnet. Stuxnet First destructive ICS -targeting Trojan which destroyed part of Iran 's nuclear program.

4. CIH (computer virus) - Wikipedia

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   CIH (computer virus) CIH, also known as Chernobyl or Spacefiller, is a Microsoft Windows 9x computer virus that first emerged in 1998. Its payload is highly destructive to vulnerable systems, overwriting critical information on infected system drives and, in some cases, destroying the system BIOS. The virus was created by Chen Ing-hau ...

5. 4K (computer virus) - Wikipedia

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   4k is a computer virus which infects COM files and EXE files.The virus was one of the first file infectors to employ stealth tactics. [2] Infected systems will hang, after September 22 every year, which is also the date of birth of Bilbo Baggins, a character from The Lord of the Rings.

6. Zeus (malware) - Wikipedia

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   Zeus (malware) Zeus is a Trojan horse malware package that runs on versions of Microsoft Windows. It is often used to steal banking information by man-in-the-browser keystroke logging and form grabbing. [1] Zeus is spread mainly through drive-by downloads and phishing schemes. First identified in July 2007 when it was used to steal information ...

7. 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.