| In the early 70's a virus was leaked out
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| | The "Nuclear" virus also attacks
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| on the ARPANET, infecting the Tenex
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| | documents. This virus adds a paragraph at
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| operating system. The virus was named
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| | the end of every document printed. The
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| "Creeper", and if your computer was
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| | paragraph is a protest against French
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| infected, it would message "I AM THE
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| | Nuclear Testing in the South Pacific.
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| CREEPER: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN". The virus
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| | Another "cause" virus is the CIH, also
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| would gain access independently through
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| | known as the Chernobyl. The virus sits on
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| the modem and copy itself on to the
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| | your computer, undetected, until the
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| remote system.
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| | anniversary of the Chernobyl meltdown. It
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| To counteract the attack, another virus
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| | then attacks the BIOS chip on your
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| called "The Reaper" was created. This was
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| | computer, completely paralyzing the hard
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| just the start. Today there are millions
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| | drive.
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| of worms, Trojan Horses and viruses that
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| | Most viruses don't have a point at all,
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| your PC has to defend itself against, on
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| | for example the "911". This virus was
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| a daily basis. It was in 1983, that
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| | detected in Houston, Texas, where it
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| Fredrick Cohen coined and created the
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| | takes over the computers modem and dials
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| word "virus" to define, what he called,
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| | emergency numbers at random. The "Casino"
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| "self replica computer programs."
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| | virus has even less of a point, as it
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| Not all viruses have had their claim to
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| | plays Russian roulette with your hard
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| fame, most are killed before they can
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| | drive. If you get a number wrong, you
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| even cause any damage, but a few have
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| | lose everything.
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| been able to sneak through the cracks.
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| | There is a variety of anti-spy software
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| The Love Letter was possibly the fastest
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| | that attacks the virus as soon as it is
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| virus known to date. It simply attacked
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| | created. Users have to update the system
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| Outlook, and using the user's mailing
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| | online to make sure they stay ahead of
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| list, e-mailed itself to the recipients
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| | the hackers. However, in a lot of cases,
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| as a message, with an attachment holding
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| | data loss is almost inevitable.
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| the virus. The reason for its success was
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| | There are various ways to recover the
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| the attachments name "I love you". These
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| | data from most viruses. Experts use a
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| three words would attract the recipient,
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| | combination of systems to recover data.
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| who thought the mail came from the
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| | It is best to rely on data recovery
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| original user.
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| | specialists than attempt to do it
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| The Love Letter caused $5.5 billion worth
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| | yourself. Each virus uses a different
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| of damage. Not to be put to shame is the
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| | system and method to damage the hard
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| "Melissa" virus, which caused $80 million
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| | drive, so the same rule does not apply to
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| worth of damage in March 1999. The virus
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| | all.
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| was named after a stripper in Florida, by
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| | Once you are aware that you have a virus,
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| it's creator, David L. Smith. Within one
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| | contact a professional to help you remove
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| day, it managed to spread itself around
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| | it, then a data recovery specialist to
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| the world, clogging up mail systems and
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| | help recover your data that is lost.
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| inserting quotes from Bart Simpson into
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| | Celeste writes for Media Vision that
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| documents.
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| | specializes in data recovery.
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