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The very popularity and default insecurity of Windows mad it a hugely attractive target to hackers, which is why about 98% of all virusess target Windows. Unless otherwise noted, these viruses target Windows only, so other operating systems (Linux, OS/2, BeOS, Mac OS, etc.) should be immune.

Recent Viruses

Internet worm that tracks typing still spreading, Yahoo/Reuters, 2001.11.27. "Badtrans" has already surpassed SirCam for new infections in November, spreads via Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, infects when message is read or previewed - no need to run an attachment.
SirCam ready to drop payload, Wired News, 2001.10.12. "...every year on Oct. 16 the worm will delete all the files and folders contained on the hard drives of randomly selected SirCam-infected computers."
Attacks computer virus identified, Fox News, 2001.09.25. New virus spreads by email, deletes files on Windows computers.
Virus exploits fears over war on terror, John Leyden, The Register, 2001.09.25. Email virus can infect Windows PCs, attack antivirus software.
Nimda Worm Special Report
Code Blue worm reported, 2001.09.07. Infects Windows NT/2000 running IIS, works differently from Code Red. For more details see Yahoo/Reuters, Symantec, Wired News, McAfee.
Remote Shell Trojan infects Linux, Security Alert, 2001.09.05 [Slashdot]. Trojan creates a backdoor on Linux servers (and there are a lot of Linux servers).
Hackers may profit from spam, ZDNet, 2001.07.03. "Spamming trojan" sounds like another Windows/Outlook-only problem, but with a new twist.
Homepage worm, discovered 2001.05.09
A guide to nasty worms and viruses, Montreal Gazette, 2000.09.15. Exactly what is a Trojan horse, a virus, a worm?
Love Bug II, 2000.05.18
LoveLetter/Love Bug, 2000.05.04
Melissa, March 1999

Homepage worm

Homepage worm rated X, Will Knight, ZDNet News, 2001.05.09.
Homepage worm spreads pornography, Robert Vamosi, ZDNet, 2001.05.09.
Porn virus spreads downunder, Rachel Lebihan, ZDNet Australia, 2001.05.09.

Love Bug II

New, nastier Love Bug virus threatens computers, Yahoo/Reuters, 5/19/2000. "Herbie: Love Bug II" causes more severe damage than earlier Love Bug virus. (Thank goodness it's also a Visual Basic Script, leaving non-Windows systems essentially immune.)
New virus more destructive than "Love," Cnet, 5/18/2000. "...the virus alters itself to sneak around traditional virus scanners."

Love Bug Special Report

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