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How do Deadly Computer How do Deadly Computer Viruses WorkViruses Work
“These are just babies of deranged people”-anonymous
Brandon Wise 2nd period 2005
How exactly do they workHow exactly do they workComputer viruses travel many different
ways
Traveling by program and email are the most popular ways to travel
OriginsOrigins• A computer virus must be made by
someone.
• Main reasons for being made are revenge, bragging wrights and for
destruction
WormsWorms• Don’t travel they are “sent” to a website and
they find loopholes in the security.
• easily removed
• Are most destructive
EMAIL VIRUSEMAIL VIRUS
• comes over e-mail• infects e-mail drive• usually is a weak
virus• most famous was
the ILOVEYOU virus
Trojan HorsesTrojan Horses
Downloaded when game is played
Pretends to be a game
Mainly mocking can be destructive
CODE REDCODE RED
• Tried to hack white house
• Replaced certain websites with hacked by Chinese
• Famous worm virus from the late 1990’s to the early 2000’s
Spanish Hi-fi VirusSpanish Hi-fi VirusTook away all power from
computers. Went away after four
days
Mainly in Spain, Mexico and
other Central American countries
Melissa VirusMelissa Virus• Created in Germany
• Traveled quickly•Created in 2001
•Destroyed web pages
Miami ScandalMiami Scandal
• 200 different virus reported
• only 4 of 200 got out of Miami
• 60 kids suspended for the creation of the viruses
Trojanhorse.3m3Trojanhorse.3m3
• Came in England 2003
• destroyed internet access
• called itself Halo Advanced
• Had to be removed via another computer
ILOVEYOU virusILOVEYOU virus
• Famous e-mail virus
• created by a fourteen year old
• turned out to be a joke
• created mass pop-ups anytime on your computer
The Removal of VirusesThe Removal of Viruses
• Norton anti-viruses is top rated virus protector.
• Most of the time you just find the virus and press delete.
• If loopholes are fixed the viruses usually cant come back
Future of VirusesFuture of Viruses
• Worms will be easier to block
• Viruses description will be more complex
• Viruses will be harder to remove
BibliographyBibliography
• Harrens, Mike and Halibrut, Joesph. Com|>uter viruses. San Francisco: How Stuff Works, 1999.
• Kirkland, Harrison. “The True facts about Viruses”, 16 April 2005. Facts.com/computer/badthings/viruses/how.
• Miches, Ulan. How computer viruses work Part 1 & 2. Sydney: Jackson, 2001