| Worms and Viruses |
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| Written by Justin Furniss | |
| Tuesday, 21 February 2006 | |
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Many computer users of today will remember when a computer virus could
potentially take out your hard drive, change important information, or
even leave the hardware useless. Things are much different
now-a-days... The initial thrill for virus writers is power, that is likely to always be the case. There is nothing else on our planet that can have such disasterous effects and spread at the rates which our viruses do today. This article was written to provide a high level at the virus underground and what it is becoming. In order to appreciate better what viruses are today, it is best to look into their past. The Melissa virus was the first well known virus |
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| Last Updated ( Tuesday, 21 February 2006 ) |