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Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread
"infected" with a computer virus, a metaphor derived from biological viruses. Computer viruses generally require a host program. The virus writes its own
Computer_virus
Windows 9x computer virus
CIH, also known as the Chernobyl virus, is a computer virus that targets computers running the Windows 9x family of operating systems. There are several
CIH_(computer_virus)
1986 IBM PC boot sector computer virus
computer virus that was released in its first form on 19 January 1986, and is considered to be the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer
Brain_(computer_virus)
Mass-mailing macro virus
The Melissa virus was a fast-spreading macro virus that first appeared around March 26, 1999. The virus mainly attacked computers using Microsoft Word
Melissa_(computer_virus)
Computer malware timeline
This timeline of computer viruses and worms presents a chronological timeline of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware
Timeline of computer viruses and worms
Timeline_of_computer_viruses_and_worms
2000 computer worm written by Onel de Guzman
at auction in 2019 by Chinese artist Guo O Dong. Computer virus Timeline of notable computer viruses and worms White, Geoff (12 September 2020). "The
ILOVEYOU
Type of malware
device. Ransomware attacks are often carried out using a trojan. Unlike computer viruses and worms, trojans generally do not attempt to inject themselves into
Trojan_horse_(computing)
Computer virus
Stoned is a boot sector computer virus created in 1987. It is one of the first viruses and is thought to have been written by a student in Wellington,
Stoned_(computer_virus)
1991 DOS boot sector computer virus
The Michelangelo virus is a computer virus first discovered on 3 February 1991 in Australia. The virus was designed to infect DOS systems, but did not
Michelangelo_(computer_virus)
2001 computer virus inside email attachment
The Anna Kournikova virus (also known as VBS.OnTheFly, VBS/SST, and VBS_Kalamar) was a computer worm that emerged in February 2001. Disguised as an email
Anna Kournikova (computer virus)
Anna_Kournikova_(computer_virus)
Logic bomb DOS computer virus
messages if, say, the virus is not able to infect a file on a read-only device such as a floppy disk. One of the clues that a computer is infected is the
Jerusalem_(computer_virus)
Self-replicating malware program
more computers in a short time. Worms almost always cause at least some harm to the network, even if only by consuming bandwidth, whereas viruses almost
Computer_worm
Software to protect against malicious software
remove computer viruses, hence the name. However, with the proliferation of other malware, antivirus software started to protect against other computer threats
Antivirus_software
DOS computer virus
AIDS is a DOS computer virus which overwrites COM files. AIDS is the first virus known to exploit the MS-DOS "corresponding file" vulnerability. In MS-DOS
AIDS_(computer_virus)
First Amiga computer virus
SCA virus is the first computer virus created for the Amiga and one of the first to gain public notoriety. It appeared in November 1987. The SCA virus is
SCA_(computer_virus)
DOS computer virus and malware
The Cascade virus (also known as Herbstlaub, "autumn leaves" in Germany) is a prominent computer virus that was a resident written in assembly language
Cascade_(computer_virus)
Computer virus
The MacMag virus, also known by various other names, is a computer virus introduced in 1988 by Richard Brandow, who at the time was editor and publisher
MacMag
Malware that affects the Linux operating system
includes viruses, Trojans, worms and other types of malware that affect the Linux family of operating systems. Linux, Unix and other Unix-like computer operating
Linux_malware
Microcomputer virus
Cloner is one of the first known microcomputer viruses that spread "in the wild", i.e., outside the computer system or laboratory in which it was written
Elk_Cloner
Modular computer malware discovered in 2012
Telecommunication Union to investigate reports of a virus affecting Iranian Oil Ministry computers. As Kaspersky Lab investigated, they discovered an MD5
Flame_(malware)
British research scientist
experiments transmitting a computer virus into a human implant, and is credited with being the first human infected with a computer virus. Gasson has featured
Mark_Gasson
Message warning of a non-existent computer virus
A computer virus hoax is a message warning the recipients of a non-existent computer virus threat. The message is usually a chain e-mail that tells the
Virus_hoax
Etap and MetaPHOR) is a metamorphic computer virus written in assembly language for Microsoft Windows. The virus was released in its most recent version
Simile_(computer_virus)
Computer virus
arguably being the most common virus in the world for a period during the early 1990s. Form infects the boot sector. When a computer is booted from an infected
Form_(computer_virus)
Computer virus writer
the pseudonym of a computer virus writer from Sofia, Bulgaria. He gained considerable notoriety during the early 1990s when his viruses spread internationally
Dark_Avenger
Computer email worm geared to children
The Pikachu virus, also referred to as Pokey or the Pokémon virus, was a computer worm believed to be the first malware geared at children, due to its
Pikachu_virus
Person skilled in information technology
access, esp. remotely, to a computer system or network , or, much less commonly, a person with an enthusiastic interest in computer systems. In common usage
Hacker
First known ransomware
TechRepublic. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. "The Computer Virus That Haunted Early AIDS Researchers". The Atlantic. 10 May 2016. P.
AIDS_(Trojan_horse)
IBM PC DOS computer file virus
a polymorphic computer virus written in 1990 by Mark Washburn. Derived from Ralf Burger's publication of the disassembled Vienna Virus source code, the
1260_(computer_virus)
Computer virus
Casino, also referred to as disk destroyer by Mikko Hyppönen, is a DOS computer virus that upon running the infected file, copies the File Allocation Tables
Casino_(computer_virus)
4K, also known as 4096, is a computer virus which infects COM files and EXE files. The virus was one of the first file infectors to employ stealth tactics
4K_(computer_virus)
Boot sector computer virus
likely the most common and best known boot sector virus until outnumbered by the Stoned virus. Computers could be contaminated by an infected diskette, showing
Ping-Pong_(computer_virus)
Ambulance or Ambulance Car is a computer virus that infected computers running a DOS operating system in June 1990. It was discovered in Germany. Ambulance
Ambulance_(computer_virus)
Macintosh Virus
ANTI is a computer virus affecting Apple Macintosh computers running classic Mac OS versions up to System 6. It was the first Macintosh virus not to create
ANTI_(computer_virus)
Protection of computer systems from information disclosure, theft or damage
relates to personal hygiene as computer viruses relate to biological viruses (or pathogens). However, while the term computer virus was coined almost simultaneously
Computer_security
Topics referred to by the same term
Virus or The Virus may also refer to: Computer virus, a type of malicious computer program Mobile virus, a type of malicious cell phone program Virus
Virus_(disambiguation)
Malicious software
user's computer security and privacy without their knowledge. Researchers tend to classify malware into one or more sub-types (i.e. computer viruses, worms
Malware
DOS computer virus discovered in 1993
discovered in April 1993, is an encrypted, overwriting, file infecting computer virus which infects .COM and .EXE files, although it does not infect command
Abraxas_(computer_virus)
Hospital in Sudbury, Ontario
On January 16, 2019, Sudbury's Health Sciences North was hit by a computer virus that was affecting the medical records system, which is also used by
Health_Sciences_North
Multinational software company
AntiVirus, Norton Small Business, Norton Family, Norton Mobile Security, Norton Online Backup, Norton 360, Norton Utilities and Norton Computer Tune
Gen_Digital
(computer virus) Stoned (computer virus) Acme (computer virus) AIDS (computer virus) Cascade (computer virus) Flame (computer virus) Abraxas (computer virus) 1260
List of cybersecurity information technologies
List_of_cybersecurity_information_technologies
Computer virus written in a macro language
intended to break computers or steal private information Computer virus Computer worm Trojan horse (computing) – malware hidden inside anti-virus software or
Macro_virus
CTX is a computer virus created in Spain in 1999. CTX was initially discovered as part of the Cholera worm, with which the author intentionally infected
CTX_(computer_virus)
SevenDust is a computer virus that infects computers running certain versions of the classic Mac OS. It was first discovered in 1998, and originally referred
SevenDust_(computer_virus)
Linux computer virus
Staog was the first computer virus written for the Linux operating system. It was discovered on October 20, 1996, and the vulnerabilities that it exploited
Staog
Multiplatform Computer Virus (1997)
Esperanto (formally Esperanto.4733) is a computer virus that appeared in 1997, named for the constructed language Esperanto. The program's name was derived
Esperanto_(computer_virus)
7th episode of the 4th season of Seinfeld
Jeopardy! The Board Game (9th Edition, 1972). On November 10, 1999, a computer virus named "BubbleBoy" was discovered, apparently named after this episode
The_Bubble_Boy_(Seinfeld)
Family of computer viruses
is a family of computer viruses, named after its point of isolation, the Canadian province of Ontario. This family of computer virus consists of Ontario
Ontario_(computer_virus)
Computer virus discovered in 1990
The Whale virus is a computer virus discovered on July 1, 1990. The file size, at 9,216 bytes, was for its time the largest virus ever discovered. It
Whale_(computer_virus)
2006 song by "Weird Al" Yankovic
frantic, comedic warning about a fictional and absurdly destructive computer virus. Al urgently alerts listeners to be cautious of an email with the subject
Virus_Alert
DOS-platform based virus
(also known as Commander Bomber) is a DOS polymorphic memory resident computer virus, known for its technique of "patchy infection". This method of infection
Bomber_(computer_virus)
Early computer virus creation tool
individuals with little to no programming expertise could mass-create computer viruses. VCL required a password for access, which was widely published alongside
Virus_Creation_Laboratory
Linux computer virus
Bliss is a computer virus, introduced in 1997, which aims to infect Linux systems. When executed, it attempts to attach itself to Linux executable files
Bliss_(computer_virus)
Alabama is a computer virus, discovered in October 1989 on the campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Alabama is a fairly standard file infector
Alabama_(computer_virus)
1993 pornographic parody films by Buck Adams
Ornio that they are stuck in the black void of a computer monitor when it is turned off. A computer virus informs the brothers that King Pooper (Buck Adams)
Super_Hornio_Brothers
Antivirus software
product named VirusScan Enterprise which was designed this for use on larger networks to make management of antivirus software on multiple computers easier.
McAfee_Antivirus
Computer file to test antivirus software
The EICAR Anti-Virus Test File or EICAR test file is a computer file that was developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR)
EICAR_test_file
Computer virus infecting .COM and .EXE files
Acid is a computer virus which infects .COM and .EXE files including command.com. Each time an infected file is executed, Acid infects all of the .EXE
Acid_(computer_virus)
First mobile phone worm
name of a computer worm developed in 2004 that is designed to infect mobile phones running Symbian OS. It is believed to be the first computer worm that
Cabir_(computer_worm)
Computer Virus
Z0mbie.Mistfall) is a metamorphic computer virus created by the Russian virus writer known as Z0mbie. It was the first virus to use a technique known as "code
Zmist
Computer virus affecting DOS operating systems, discovered in 1991
Ada is a computer virus that can affect any of the DOS operating systems. Ada was first discovered in 1991. Ada virus was first discovered in Argentina
Ada_(computer_virus)
Computer worm first discovered in 2010
'Stuxnet' computer virus". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010. "Ahmadinedschad räumt Virus-Attack
Stuxnet
Modular computer virus
is a modular computer virus that was discovered in 2012, targeting then-recent 32-bit NT kernel versions of Microsoft Windows. The virus was notable due
Shamoon
American computer scientist
American computer scientist and best known as the inventor of computer virus defense techniques. He gave the definition of "computer virus". Cohen is
Fred_Cohen
Israeli-American collaboration sabotage campaign
Iranian nuclear facilities. The operation produced a sophisticated computer virus known as Stuxnet, which was designed to disrupt Iran’s uranium enrichment
Operation_Olympic_Games
Self-replicating malware program that spread by email
investigating the virus, who attribute it to organized online crime gangs. Mydoom was named by Craig Schmugar, an employee of computer security firm McAfee
Mydoom
First computer worm and antivirus
experimentation with the Creeper program, which became the world's first computer virus: a computation that used the network to recreate itself on another node
Creeper_and_Reaper
DOS computer virus
Natas (Satan spelled backwards) is a computer virus written by James Gentile, a then-18-year-old hacker from San Diego, California who went by the alias
Natas_(computer_virus)
Computer trojan horse
purpose as a humorous Trojan intended to replicate the effects of early computer viruses. MEMZ was originally created by Leurak for YouTuber danooct1's Viewer-Made
MEMZ
Topics referred to by the same term
tendency to relate computer behavior to human behavior Eliza (computer virus), a DOS/Windows virus discovered in 1991 Eliza (magazine), an American fashion
Eliza
Internet hoax
The Goodtimes virus, also styled as Good Times virus, was a computer virus hoax that spread during the early years of the Internet's popularity. Warnings
Goodtimes_virus
American TV series
Agent. "The evil Kilokahn lives inside computer circuits! With the help of Malcolm Frink, he creates Mega-Virus Monsters to attack electronic systems!
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
Superhuman_Samurai_Syber-Squad
Rule for substituting a set input with a set output
write computer viruses in VBA, commonly known as macro viruses. In the mid-to-late 1990s, this became one of the most common types of computer virus. However
Macro_(computer_science)
Antagonist in The Matrix (film series)
renegade program that manifests himself akin to a self-replicating computer virus compared to his original Agent-based ability to inhabit a single body
Agent_Smith
Computer virus
Eliza is a computer virus discovered in December 1991. It infects COM files including COMMAND.COM. It has been reported that it is defective, yet destroys
Eliza_(computer_virus)
Compromised computer used for malicious tasks on a network
computing, a zombie is a computer connected to the Internet that has been compromised by a hacker via a computer virus, computer worm, or trojan horse program
Zombie_(computing)
Convicted computer criminals are people who are caught and convicted of computer crimes such as breaking into computers or computer networks. Computer crime
List_of_cybercriminals
2017 worldwide ransomware cyberattack
on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2026. "TSMC Details Impact of Computer Virus Incident". Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited. 5 August
WannaCry_ransomware_attack
Computer virus
The Stars virus is a computer virus which infects computers running Microsoft Windows. It was named and discovered by Iranian authorities in April 2011
Stars_virus
DOS-based polymorphic computer virus
OneHalf is a DOS-based polymorphic computer virus (hybrid boot and file infector) discovered in October 1994. It is also known as Slovak Bomber, Freelove
OneHalf
1997 film
veterinary clinic. One night, while finishing his thesis, his computer crashes due to a computer virus. The appliances, along with a rat named Ratso, seek to
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
The_Brave_Little_Toaster_to_the_Rescue
Algerian hacker (born 1988)
European financial institutions via a computer virus, the "SpyEYE Botnet", which infected more than 60 million computers worldwide, mostly from the United
Hamza_Bendelladj
Fictional artificial general superintelligence
its original computing base through the Internet under the guise of a computer virus. The future Skynet also sends a T-X Terminator back in time to kill
Skynet_(Terminator)
Unfixed software vulnerability
zero-day (also known as a 0-day) is a vulnerability or security hole in a computer system unknown to its developers or anyone capable of mitigating it. Until
Zero-day_vulnerability
1988 Internet worm
thousand computers were infected within fifteen hours. These machines were dead in the water—useless until disinfected. And removing the virus often took
Morris_worm
Use of computers to defraud
Hacking into computer systems to illegally access personal information, such as credit cards or Social Security numbers Sending computer viruses or worms
Computer_fraud
1992 MS-DOS boot computer virus
Barrotes is a computer virus, considered as the first of Spanish origin, which appeared in December 1992, and was programmed in assembly language for DOS-based
Barrotes
Hoax aimed at Microsoft Windows users
jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax involved an e-mail spam in 2002 that advised computer users to delete a file named jdbgmgr.exe because it was a computer virus. jdbgmgr
Jdbgmgr.exe_virus_hoax
Network that allows computers to share resources and communicate with each other
challenges to normal operation." Computer networks are also used by security hackers to deploy computer viruses or computer worms on devices connected to
Computer_network
Spanish FIFA-certified football agent
recuerdo distorsionado de un tonto eventual at IMDB.com "Nuria Bermúdez, a new virus hook" (in Spanish), El Mundo, 23 November 2004. Retrieved on 2 June 2008
Nuria_Bermúdez
Nuclear power plant in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States
Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station is an 894 megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant, located northeast of Oak Harbor, Ohio, United States. It has a single pressurized
Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station
Davis–Besse_Nuclear_Power_Station
Computer virus
Alcon), is a computer virus that was discovered to be spreading in Europe in 1997. It is a boot virus. Alcon is a standard boot sector virus that spreads
Alcon_(computer_virus)
1992 file-infecting computer virus
ABC, discovered in October 1992, is a memory-resident, file-infecting computer virus which infects EXE files and may alter both COM and EXE files. ABC activates
ABC_(computer_virus)
First discovered multipartite virus
virus. The section of the virus that is capable of infecting boot sectors is extracted from the Ping-Pong virus. Timeline of notable computer viruses
Ghostball_(computer_virus)
fictional computer program named VIRUS that worked just like a virus (and was countered by a program named ANTIBODY). The term "computer virus" also appears
List of computer term etymologies
List_of_computer_term_etymologies
1995 first-person shooter game
mercenary hired to eliminate the threat of a mysterious extraterrestrial computer virus infecting off-world mining robots. In a series of mines throughout the
Descent_(video_game)
MacOS computer virus
The Silver Sparrow computer virus is malware that runs on x86- and Apple M1-based Mac computers. Engineers at the cyber security firm Red Canary have detected
Silver_Sparrow_(malware)
American Internet personality
American YouTuber who specializes in demonstrating and documenting computer viruses and other forms of malware on his YouTube channel danooct1. Since 2008
Danooct1
Antivirus software
VBA32 (Virus Block Ada 32) is antivirus software from the vendor VirusBlokAda for personal computers running Microsoft Windows. It detects and neutralizes
Vba32_AntiVirus
Windows-platform based virus
The Fun.Exe virus is of the w32.Assarm family of computer viruses. According to Symantec it registers itself as a Windows system process then periodically
Fun.exe
COMPUTER VIRUS
COMPUTER VIRUS
Girl/Female
Muslim
To compete with pride
Male
German
Middle High German byname HEIDEN means "heathen." The composer Josef Haydn's surname was a respelling of this name.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
To Compete with Pride
Boy/Male
Irish
From an Irish name meaning “â€one who aids or assists.â€â€ It is usually translated as Terence and Terry, two names that have become strongly associated with Ireland. Turlough O’Carolan was a 17th century blind harpist and composer who wrote one of the most haunting pieces of Irish music, “â€O’Carolan’s Concerto.â€â€
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Abu Isa Muhammad Al-tirmidhi; Compiler of the One Collection of Prophet Muhammad
Boy/Male
Hindu
Computer
Boy/Male
Latin
He who loves God. Famous Bearer: late composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Compiler of Hadith
Boy/Male
Latin
He who loves God. Famous Bearer: late composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Boy/Male
Irish
From an Irish name meaning “â€one who aids or assists.â€â€ It is usually translated as Terence and Terry, two names that have become strongly associated with Ireland. Turlough O’Carolan was a 17th century blind harpist and composer who wrote one of the most haunting pieces of Irish music, “â€O’Carolan’s Concerto.â€â€
Boy/Male
Tamil
Computer
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Unattained; Cannot be Competed with
Boy/Male
Muslim
Compiler of Hadith
Boy/Male
Irish
From an Irish name meaning “â€one who aids or assists.â€â€ It is usually translated as Terence and Terry, two names that have become strongly associated with Ireland. Turlough O’Carolan was a 17th century blind harpist and composer who wrote one of the most haunting pieces of Irish music, “â€O’Carolan’s Concerto.â€â€
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Compiler of the Vedas
COMPUTER VIRUS
COMPUTER VIRUS
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Dixie, DIXEE means "tenth."
Boy/Male
Biblical
The perfection of the Lord.
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, German, Irish
Lives on the Brook Island; Form of Birney; Island of the Brook; Bear; Brown
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Domhnall, DONALD means "world ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English step ‘step’ + toe ‘toe’, perhaps for someone who treads lightly.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Saffron the spice or yellow or precious or glowing, Best friend (1)
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
A Holy's Cow Name
Boy/Male
Tamil
Decorated
Boy/Male
Japanese
Good fortune.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Tigress, Beauty, Strength, Modesty, Power
COMPUTER VIRUS
COMPUTER VIRUS
COMPUTER VIRUS
COMPUTER VIRUS
COMPUTER VIRUS
v. t.
To compute erroneously.
imp. & p. p.
of Compute
n.
A computer.
n.
One who computes.
v. t.
To compute or rate too high.
n.
Compiler.
n.
One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.
n.
A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears.
v. t.
To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares.
imp. & p. p.
of Compete
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Commute
n.
A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
v. i.
To calculate; to compute.
v. i.
To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route.
v. t.
To compute; to count.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Compute
v. i.
To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another.
imp. & p. p.
of Commute
n.
One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Compete