Timeline of computer viruses and worms
Timeline of computer viruses and worms
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Creeper and Reaper
First computer worm and antivirus.
4.4%
ILOVEYOU
2000 computer worm written by Onel de Guzman.
4.3%
Pikachu virus
Computer email worm geared to children.
3.4%
Blaster (computer worm)
2003 Windows computer worm.
3%
XZ Utils backdoor
Patched software backdoor.
3%
Elk Cloner
Microcomputer virus.
2.3%
Computer virus
Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread.
2.3%
Fork bomb
Type of denial-of-service software attack.
2.1%
MEMZ
Computer trojan horse.
2.1%
Mydoom
Self-replicating malware program that spread by email.
1.8%
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ILOVEYOU
2000 computer worm written by Onel de Guzman.
27%
Malware
Malicious software.
6.4%
Brain (computer virus)
1986 IBM PC boot sector computer virus.
5.8%
Computer virus
Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread.
5.5%
Morris worm
1988 Internet worm.
5.2%
Mydoom
Self-replicating malware program that spread by email.
5.1%
Blaster (computer worm)
2003 Windows computer worm.
2.5%
Computer worm
Self-replicating malware program.
2.4%
Code Red (computer worm)
Computer worm.
2.1%
Conficker
2008 computer worm.
1.9%