Love Bug Virus Maker
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Love bug virus maker. While most internet users viewed the recent love bug software virus outbreak with alarm a few producers of anti virus security software greeted the obnoxious pest with open arms. It s clear at this point that this is the most damaging and the most widespread virus outbreak ever. Doug hurley and bob behnken s spacex capsule will make the first crewed us water. It spread in the form an email attachment entitled love letter for you or iloveyou which contained malicious code that would overwrite.
Onel de guzman 24 year old computer knowledgeable filipino admits to creating computer viruses but claims uncertainty as to whether love bug virus that plagued computers globally is one he. Iloveyou sometimes referred to as love bug or love letter for you or fake love fake love letter is a computer worm that infected over ten million windows personal computers on and after 4 may 2000 when it started spreading as an email message with the subject line iloveyou and the attachment love letter for you txt vbs. Symantec s moritz is more cautious. The love bug virus first made headlines on 4 may 2000.
The love bug computer virus is blamed for flooding computer systems in more than 20 countries with infected emails titled i love you. The vbs was mistaken by users as a normal text file however the vbs actually the vbscript program which the hackers used to create the worm. Agrees mcafee president and ceo gene hodges. Ten years ago the love bug virus was released setting the stage for the modern day explosion of cybercrime.
The love bug pandemic began on 4 may 2000.