Top 5 Famous and dangerous Viruses of all the time

-

Viruses


Let’s talk about the viruses which are the virulent and most dangerous viruses of all the time. These viruses resulted in loss of millions dollars to companies and organizations. Top 5 of them are described below.


  1. Crypto Locker




This is one of the most dangerous viruses of all the time. It is a virus which basically encrypts the user’s hard drives and if they don’t pay a sum of money they end up losing all of their files. It was written by Bogachev a Russian Hacker in 2013 and Made its appearance’s in mid-2013.

The only way which helped user anyway after the attack was the system restore function. But it has affected many users around the globe and made their data a history.

In June 2014, Operation Tovar took down Evgeniy Bogachev, the leader of the gang of hackers behind Crypto Locker. In February, the FBI offered a cool reward of 3 million dollars for Bogachev.


  1. ILOVEYOU




It is the name of another malware which is not a good one because of its mode of attack. The victim receives the email with an attachment ILOVEYOU. When the victim clicks the attachment to open it to see the message the virus emails its self to victims contact list and spread itself. It was written in 2000 and was a very big monster virus of his time.

ILOVEYOU was written by Two young Filipino programmers, Reonel Ramones and Onel de Guzman were named as the perps but because there were no laws against writing malware, their case was dropped and they went free. ILOVEYOU was so virulent it holds Guinness World Record.

 


  1. Slammer




It is the most lethal virus on our list. The slammer basically transfers itself on to a computer over the internet and in very few minutes it replicates itself into thousands of copies. ThisComu is the mode of action of this virus. It crashed the servers which were essential to run the internet in 15 minutes straight.


  1. Stuxnet




Stuxnet is easily the scariest virus on the list as it was built by government engineers in the US with the intention of obstructing nukes from being built in Iran. Yes, you read that right. Who needs to target email when they can gun for nukes? Stuxnet spread by a USB thumb drive and targeted software controlling a facility in Iran that held uranium. The virus was so effective it caused their centrifuges to self-destruct, setting Iran’s nuclear development back and costing a lot of money


  1. Strom Worm




Storm Worm was a particularly vicious virus that made the rounds in 2006 with a subject line of ‘230 dead as storm batters Europe’. Intrigued, people would open the email and click on a link to the news story. Storm Worm was a Trojan horse that infected computers, sometimes turning them into zombies or bots to continue the spread of the virus and to send a huge amount of spam mail.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Best Websites on the Internet

-
Image
Today, I will share a detailed list of best websites on the Internet. The internet is a big place, with a lot of content. Over  one billion websites  at the time of writing. With the web constantly changing, it’s hard to keep track of which sites have the best content and resources. To help make things easier, we’ve compiled this enormous list of the best websites on the internet, split into their relevant categories. The websites on this list are those that we consider being the best: genuinely useful, top-of-the-line sites (not apps) where you’ll find what you need. We update this list regularly, so check back occasionally, and be sure to tell your friends! Movies Netflix Currently around a third of all internet packets sent are Netflix packets. And for just $9.99 a month, you can add to that number. With an astonishing number of movies, TV shows, and documentaries available to watch on demand, Netflix is a worthwhile investment. Plus, their original series’, including  House of Card
Read more

Infantile Amnesia: Why Don’t We Remember Things From Our Infant Years?

-
Image
It’s easy to recall certain notable events of the past—birthdays, anniversaries, convocations, or visits to Grandma’s house—but do you remember those events when you were a baby? Probably not. If you’re a curious mortal like us at  Techy Wild,  you have likely pondered why you can’t remember being a baby or recollect important events that happened when you were a toddler. The answers to these musings have been researched and are linked to our memory systems, especially in the way our memory system develops as we grow from a baby to a child and into early adulthood. Infantile Amnesia Can you recollect your first birthday? Or perhaps you're second? Humans rarely remember events from before the ages of 2-3 and have a very erratic recollection of the events that happened in the ages between four and seven. Interestingly, there is a scientific name for this phenomenon:  infantile amnesia . So why is it almost impossible to have any recollection of being a toddler? Is it simpl
Read more

Eight Billion Reasons Yahoo Didn't Buy Facebook

-
Image
For much of the year, Facebook had been in negotiation to sell itself to Yahoo. The market value of the "instant behemoth" social service sites has fluctuated, as services, both large and small have changed hands this year. The first big acquisition was Newscorp's purchase of MySpace for $580 million in 2005. That set a benchmark, which was driven upward somewhat by the NBC Universal purchase of women's online network iVillage for $600 million earlier this year. Social networking sites typically allow users to create and share blogs, pictures, and videos with friends and the wider public. What makes Facebook different from MySpace? Its founder(s) set out to create a social networking site that is designed for post-high school users. It connects people by region, college, company and high school. Build a personal profile and connect with others that are sharing your life experience as opposed to your social, entertainment and artistic interests, which are the foca
Read more