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

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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