Sunday 27 June 2010

10 most violently computer viruses in the world with the story

10 most violently computer viruses in the world with the story

1. Storm Worm

Appeared in 2006, called "Storm Worm" because it spreads via email with the title "230 dead as storm batters Europe". Storm worm is a Trojan horse program. Some versions could make computers become bots. Used by hacker for spam mail over the Internet.

2. Leap-A/Oompa- A

Mac had a concept of security through obscurity sure will not have a virus because of its closed system OS. But in 2006, Leap-A virus or commonly called Oompa-A emerged. Spreads through 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 the corrupted file in the form of JPEG. It's not dangerous, but this suggests that there may be some dangerous virus that attacks the MAC.

3. Sasser and Netsky

Creator German children aged 17 years, Sven Jaschan. Sasser attack Windows Microsoft. Sasser does not spread via email but if one computer connected to the computer that got the virus, this virus makes the computer can not be turned off without a power shutdown. Netsky spreads via email with a 22 Kb file attachments and Windows network. Can make a DoS attack. Sven Jaschan imprisoned only given probation 1 year 9 months, because of its age is still below 18 years.

4. MyDome (Novarg)

Began attacking at dated February 1, 2004, make a backdoor virus on the OS. The first time it began to date a DDoS. Secondly, on the 12th of February, the virus stopped spreading and start creating backdoors. MyDoom spreads via email, except it always search on search engines, like Google began to receive millions of search queries and make slow until it crashes. Because MyDoom, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer proposed the creation the National Response Center Virus


5. SQL Slammer/Saphire

Appeared in January 2003, spread quickly via the Internet. It was a service U.S. Bank ATMs crash, the collapse of Seattle's 911 service, and Continental Airlines to cancel some flights because of the error checking in and ticketing. Create a loss of more than $ 1 billion before in-patched.

6. Nimda

This was also at the year 2001, the opposite of the word "admin". Spread very quickly, according to TruSecure CTO Peter Tippett, Nimda only takes 22 minutes to make into the Top Ten at the time. His target Internet servers, spread over the Internet. Nimda will create a backdoor into the OS. so an attacker can access to the server and do anything. Nimda also be a DDoS

7.Code Red & Code Red II

Appear summer 2001, attacks Windows 2000 & NT OS. The virus will create a buffer memory is full. The most exciting time at the White House in touch, all the taxable computer virus is going to be automatic access to a web server in the White House at the same time, so make overload, aka DDoS attacks. Finally, Microsoft released a patch at that time.

8.The Klez

Appeared in 2001, spreads via email, then sent to the replication of the people in your address book. Create a computer can not operate,and the antivirus program can be turned off automaticly

9.Melissa

Made in 1999 by David L. Smith, basicnya Microsoft Word macros. Spreads via email with the document "Here is That document you asked for, do not show it to anybodey else.". If it is opened, the virus will replicate and automatically sent to the top 50 in the address book of an email. Smith was jailed 20 months and fined $ 5,000 and prohibited from accessing the computer without supervision.

10.ILOVEYOU

After "Melissa" virus,it appeared from the Philippines, it form is a worms, a standalone program able to replicate itself. Spreads via email, titled "love letters" 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.



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