Some Virus Threat Details

These pages detail some techniques that various historical viruses/worms use to infect. There is not enough information here to enable you to write a virus (and please don’t ask for more — it won’t be sent!); however, you should get an idea of some past attempts at malware.

These are the viruses described here…

Legacy Viruses

• Back Orifice
• CIH Spacefiller
• Kakworm
• Laroux
• Love Letter
• Melissa
• Nimda
• Pretty Park
• Stages

Current Threats

The feeds here are provided by the sites mentioned and the information content belongs to those sites.

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Types of Viruses
Trusted Software or Site	Back Orifice