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2. Conficker - Wikipedia

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   Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November 2008. It uses flaws in Windows OS software (MS08-067 / CVE-2008-4250) and dictionary attacks on administrator passwords to propagate while forming a botnet, and has been unusually difficult to counter because of its combined use of many ...

3. WannaCry ransomware attack - Wikipedia

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   In a controlled testing environment, the cybersecurity firm Kryptos Logic found that it was unable to infect a Windows XP system with WannaCry using just the exploits, as the payload failed to load, or caused the operating system to crash rather than actually execute and encrypt files. However, when executed manually, WannaCry could still ...

4. Blaster (computer worm) - Wikipedia

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   Blaster (also known as Lovsan, Lovesan, or MSBlast) was a computer worm that spread on computers running operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000 during August 2003. [1] The worm was first noticed and started spreading on August 11, 2003. The rate that it spread increased until the number of infections peaked on August 13, 2003.

5. Security and Maintenance - Wikipedia

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   Windows Security Center in Windows XP Service Pack 2 reporting no antivirus product is installed. Security and Maintenance (formerly known as Action Center, and Security Center in earlier versions) is a component of the Windows NT family of operating systems that monitors the security and maintenance status of the computer.

6. Disable third-party firewall software - AOL Help

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   1. Click Start, select All Programs or Programs, select Norton Internet Security, and then click Norton Internet Security. Note: If you are using Windows 8, move your mouse to the top right of your desktop and then click on Start. Type Z to locate ZoneAlarm in your programs. 2. In the Internet section, click On next to Smart Firewall. 3.

7. About error message 'We have found a virus on your attachment ...

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   You may receive the message "We have found a virus on your attachment...Send your email again...ML0021" because the AOL email virus scan detected a virus on the file you’re attempting to send as an attachment. Once a file has been rejected by the AOL email service as containing a virus, it can’t be sent even if the virus is cleaned by a ...

8. Sasser (computer worm) - Wikipedia

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   Sasser is a computer worm that affects computers running vulnerable versions of the Microsoft operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000. Sasser spreads by exploiting the system through a vulnerable port. Thus it is particularly virulent in that it can spread without user intervention, but it is also easily stopped by a properly configured ...

9. Zeus (malware) - Wikipedia

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   Zeus is a Trojan horse malware package that runs on versions of Microsoft Windows. It is often used to steal banking information by man-in-the-browser keystroke logging and form grabbing. [1] Zeus is spread mainly through drive-by downloads and phishing schemes. First identified in July 2007 when it was used to steal information from the United ...