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ILOVEYOU is a pretty decent contender, although the Internet was smaller back then and it didn't "crash" computers, it did different damage. Computer viruses an
by 8organicbits 2y ago
ILOVEYOU is a pretty decent contender, although the Internet was smaller back then and it didn't "crash" computers, it did different damage. Computer viruses and worms can spread extremely quickly.
> infected millions of Windows computers worldwide within a few hours of its release
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_computer_viruses_and_worms#2000s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_computer_viruses_a...
- lolilokol 2y ago[flagged]
- smartpeoplebelw 2y ago[flagged]
- orf 2y agoIt’s quite unclear about what your point/agenda is here. Are you truly this unfamiliar with the topic? If so, why comment, and if not, then why comment? It takes about 1 search and 2 clicks to find an article posted less than 24 hours after the initial infection, quoting 2.5 million infected machines. https://www.theregister.com/2000/05/05/love_bug_mutates_faster_than/ https://www.theregister.com/2000/05/05/love_bug_mutates_fast... Try using Google next time instead of giving up at the first dead link you find :)