10 Most Deadly Computer Viruses

10 Most Deadly Computer Viruses

    1.Storm WormAppears years 2006, called "Storm Worm" because spreads via email with the headline "230 dead as storm batters Europe". Storm worm is a Trojan program house. multiple versions can be created computer bots. Or used by hackers to spam mail via the internet.

   2. Leap-A/Oompa- AMac is a concept of security through obscurity will not believe a virus because its OS a closed system. But in 2006, Leap-A virus or so-called Oompa-A appears. Spread via iChat on the Mac. Having a Mac attack, the virus will search for contacts via iChat and send messages to each contact. The message that contains a form of corrupt JPEG file. It is not dangerous, but it is still possible that there will be a dangerous virus that attacks the MAC.

   3. Sasser and NetskyGerman creator of children aged 17 years, Sven Jaschan. Sasser attack Microsoft Windows. This ga Sasser spreads via email. But if one computer to computer connection that got this virus. This virus makes the computer can not be shutdown without unplug the power. Netsky spreads via email with a 22 Kb file attachment and Windows networks. Can make DoS attacks. Sven Jaschan imprisoned not only given probation 1 taon 9 months, because age is still below 18 years old.

   4. MyDome (Novarg)Began attacking the date of February 1, 2004, it created a backdoor virus on the OS. The first time it started to date a DDoS. The second, dated 12 February, the virus stopped spreading and began to create backdoors. MyDoom spreads via email, but it always search on search engines such as Google began to receive millions of search queries and make slow until it crashes. Gara2 MyDoom, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer proposed the creation Virus National Response Center.

   5.SQL Slammer / SapphireAppeared in January 2003, cepet spread via the Internet. At that time Bank of America ATM service makes crash, ancurnya Seattle 911 service, and Continental Airlines flights canceled due to error check beberapap in ama ticketing. Make a loss of more than $ 1 billion before dipacthed.

   6.NimdaIt was also the year 2001, the opposite of the word "admin". It spreads very rapidly, according to TruSecure CTO Peter Tippett, Nimda only takes 22 minutes to make into the Top Ten at the time. Its target server2 Internet, spread through the Internet. Nimda will ngebuat backdoor into the OS. so an attacker can access to the server and do anything Nimda also a DDoS.

   7.Code Red & Code Red IIAppears summer of 2001, attacking the OS Windows 2000 & NT. The virus will make a full buffer memory so splurging. The most exciting time associated ama White House, all the computers that get viruses are going to be automatic access to a web server in the White House all together, so make overload, aka DDoS attacks. Microsoft finally releases patch at that time.

   8.The KlezBobbed in 2001, spreads via email, then send to orang2 replication in the address book. Ga can make computers operate, can berhentiin antivirus program.

   9.ILOVEYOUAbis "Melissa", he emerged from the Philippines, its form of worms, can be a standalone program to replicate itself. Spread via email, titled "love letter" from a secret admirer. Its original file LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT. vbs. VBS stands for Visual Basic Scripting. Onel de Guzman was the creator of the Philippines.

   10.MelissaContrived in 1999 at David L Smith, basicnya Microsoft Word macros. It spreads via email with the document "Here is that? Document you asked for, do not show it to anybodey else.". If until opened, the virus will replicate and automatically sent to the top 50 in the address book email. Smith was jailed 20 months ama fined $ 5,000 and prohibit access to the computer unattended.