JMOR Tech Talk Show
Episode: 13 XIII (Understanding Viruses )
IntroductionsTypes of Viruses
Macro: (ie: Relax, babals, Melissa.A,(March 26,1999) Y2KTSROver Write: (ie TRJ)Direct Action Virus or TriggerDirectory VirusWeb Script: (ie: Fortnight)Multipartite: Does Not Infect HDPolymorphic: (ie: Marburg. TuaregWorm: (ie: lovagate.F): exploits weekly protected sharesTrojans AKA Trojan Horse (ie:
Greek Story of Trojan War (G-T)E-mail VirusesBrowser HijackersBoot InfectorsTop 10 Most Dangerous Viruses
I Love You:
Caused over 10billion dollars of damageSends and then makes computer unbootableCode Red:
Exploited buffer overflow protectionDoes a Denial of ServiceThen Opens up a backdoor to get inIt overloads computer resources till it crashesMelissaSASSERZEUS
Trojan and KeyloggerConficker: (affected over 9 million computers world wide)StuxnetMydoom: Cryptolocker
Damages over 500,000 computers1.3% paid the ransome which would be about 3 MillionFlashback: Fake Flash InstallSummary