Basic Computer Viruses

Love You, Love Bug

• By almost any measure, the so-called Love Bug was the most damaging and costly virus ever. I don't know who comes up with these whack figures, but according to Reuters the bug cost the world $15 billion in lost productivity.
• The Love Bug spread far faster than Melissa. Unlike Melissa, it would mail itself to everyone in your Outlook address book -- most of whom would probably be delighted to read about how you love them -- not just the first fifty. Moreover, it would gobble up certain media files stored on your hard drive.

Prevention

• Upload and use antivirus software
• Be aware of the e-mails and attachments you open
• Check for updates on antivirus software regularly
• Make sure antivirus software is installed correctly

Sources

http://www.tech-faq.com/history-of-computer-viruses.shtml

http://spamlaws.com/history.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus#History

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0872842.html

References

http://www.spamlaws.com/protect.html http://www.spamlaws.com/virus-types.html http://www.spamlaws.com/virus-comtypes.html

http://www.spamlaws.com/federal/index.shtml

http://www.spamlaws.com/virus-types.html

Wikipedia

www.suggestafix.com

www.microsoft.com