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ILOVEYOU, sometimes referred to as the Love Bug or Loveletter, was a computer worm that infected over ten million Windows personal computers on and after 5 May 2000. It started spreading as an email message with the subject line "ILOVEYOU" and the attachment "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs". [1]
Aug 8, 2022 · ILOVEYOU was not the first malware to exploit a hole in Microsoft’s e-mail client, but it certainly initiated one of the most serious virus outbreaks at the beginning of the new millennium. Let’s look back at its history and talk about how it changed our perception of computer system security. Context: the internet is the trendiest technology
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May 5, 2023 · The ILOVEYOU virus, also known as the Love Letter virus or Love Bug, was a computer worm that spread through email and file-sharing services on May 5, 2000. It caused an estimated $10 billion worth of damages all over the world, infecting over 50 million computers and causing significant disruption to businesses, governments, and individuals.
May 3, 2020 · The ILOVEYOU virus remains one extremely destructive malware in history. People followed how authorities tracked the creator of the virus as it swept the front pages.
May 4, 2010 · The LoveBug showed how to get spam to send itself and how, with a cleverly designed virus that preyed on human psychology and technical failings, malware could rack up enormous numbers of victims.
May 5, 2020 · For those who weren't in the workforce two decades ago, the ILoveYou virus infected some 50 million systems worldwide – often rendering them unusable – and cost more than $15 billion to...
May 4, 2020 · Five years ago to the day, we wrote up our reminiscence of an infamous and globally troublesome computer pandemic from the turn of the century. That makes the Love Bug computer virus 20 years old today, depending on your timezone and how early in the infection chain you were. It was 20 years ago today.
