Hackers and security vendors are engaged in a never-ending game of leapfrog, with the former constantly devising clever viruses and the latter feverishly trying to concoct antidotes. As a result, through the years hundreds of thousands of malignant programs have infected networks around the world. Most have had minimal impact, but a handful have caused hundreds of millions — even billions — of dollars in damage. Some might mistakenly think viruses are a recent problem, but computer viruses have been around for more than 20 years.
Good article, great reviews on interesting viruses. What about the klez worm? and magistr? deserving of honorable mentions I suspect.
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The Most Destructive Viruses of All Time
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski December 19, 2003 05:00 AMHackers and security vendors are engaged in a never-ending game of leapfrog, with the former constantly devising clever viruses and the latter feverishly trying to concoct antidotes. As a result, through the years hundreds of thousands of malignant programs have infected networks around the world. Most have had minimal impact, but a handful have caused hundreds of millions — even billions — of dollars in damage. Some might mistakenly think viruses are a recent problem, but computer viruses have been around for more than 20 years.