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What I’ll Cover Short Timeline of Malicious Code Definition of Malicious Code Closer Look at Viruses and Worms A Specific Look at the LoveBug Virus Timeline 1949: John Von Neumann researches the theory of self-replicating programs 1960: ATT introduces the first commercial modem 1969: ATT develop UNIX, the first multitasking operating system and launch ARPANET. 1979: Xerox researchers implement a “worm” that searches the network for idle processors. Timeline 1983: “Virus” is first used to describe software that affects other programs by modifying themselves to include a copy of the software. 1988: Robert Morris creates a worm that attacks ARPANET, disabling over 6,000 computers by flooding their memory with copies of itself. 1991: Symantec releases the first version of Norton Anti-virus, it is still the #1 PC security product. 1995: Microsoft releases Windows 95. Timeline 1999: The “Melissa” virus infects thousands of computers. 2000: The “I Love You” virus infects millions of computers in 24 hours. The author was a Filipino student; The Philippines have no laws against hacking or other computer crimes, so he goes without punishment. European Union’s global “Cybercrime Treaty” is created. 2001: The Code Red worm infects Windows NT and 2000 servers causing $2 billion in damages. 2001: Nimda attacks using 5 different methods of infecting systems and replicating itself. Timeline 2002: “Melissa” author David L Smith is sentenced to 20 months in federal prison. 2003: The “Sapphire Slammer” worm infects thousands of computers in 3 hours. Malicious Code Also called “Malware” Generally, “any unwanted, uninvited, potentially dangerous program or set of programs”. (2002, Norman Book on Computer Viruses) General Categories Virus A program that replicates itself infecting boot sectors, programs, or data files. Worm A program that has the ability to spread. Trojan Horse/Backdoors A program that looks to be a useful or benign file/program. Denial-of-Service Sof