Appeared in 2006, called "Storm Worm" because it spreads via email with the subject "230 dead as storm batters Europe". Storm worm is a Trojan program house. some versions can make computers into bots. Or commonly used hackers to spam mails through the internet.
2. Leap-A/Oompa- A
Macs that have a concept of security through obscurity sure will not have a virus because of its closed system Operating System. But in 2006, Leap-A virus or commonly known as Oompa-A emerged. Spread via iChat on the Mac. After Mac fell ill, 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 it stated that there still might be dangerous virus that attacks the MAC.
3. Sasser and Netsky
Creator child 17 years old German, Sven Jaschan. Sasser attack Microsoft Windows. Sasser does not spread via email. But if one computer connection to a computer that got the virus. This virus makes the computer can not be shutdown without unplug power. Netsky spread via email with a 22 Kb file attachments and Windows network. Could create a DoS attack. Sven Jaschan imprisoned not only given probation 1 year and 9 months, because of his age is still below 18 years.
4. MyDome (Novarg)
Beginning February 1, 2004 attack, the virus created a backdoor in the Operating System. The first time it started the 1st of DDoS. Secondly, on 12 Feb, the virus stopped spreading and start creating backdoors. MyDoom spreads via email, but 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 making the National Virus Response Center.
5.SQL Slammer / Sapphire
Appeared in January 2003, spread quickly via the Internet. It was a service U.S. Bank ATMs crash, collapse of Seattle's 911 service, and Continental Airlines canceled some flights because of an error check in and ticketing. Make income of over $ 1 billion before the pacthed.
6.Nimda
It was also in 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 is the Internet servers, spread over the Internet. Nimda will create a backdoor into the Operating System. so an attacker can access to the server and do anything Nimda also a DDoS.
7. Code Red and Code Red II
Appears summer of 2001, attacking the OS Windows 2000 & NT. The virus will make a full buffer memory to be spent. The most exciting time associated with the White House, all the computer virus is going to get automatic access to a web server in the White House together, so make overload, or DDoS attack. Microsoft finally releases the patch at that time.
8. The Klez
Appeared in 2001, spreads via email, then send it to orang2 replication in address book. Make your computer can not operate, could stop the antivirus program.
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