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

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